▁to ▁the ▁Sir ▁Ang us ▁C unning h ame ▁Graham ▁Naval ▁History ▁Man us cript s ▁Collection . ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁and ▁Archives , ▁The ▁U C ▁Ir v ine ▁L ibr aries , ▁Ir v ine , ▁California . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Navy ▁adm ir als ▁Category : K n ights ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : Comp an ions ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Company ▁of ▁Arch ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁Clement ▁Thompson ▁( 1 7 8 0 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁artist ▁and ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hi bern ian ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Thompson ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁He ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁of ▁portrait ▁mini atures ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁and ▁Dublin ▁after ▁studying ▁art ▁at ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Society ▁School s ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁Some ▁time ▁between ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁he ▁changed ▁tack ▁to ▁special ise ▁in ▁large - scale ▁portrait ure , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁paint ▁some ▁land sc apes . ▁By ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁he ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁successful ▁studio ▁he ▁had ▁established ▁in ▁Dublin ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁studio ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁was