Brief Biography-Thomas Jones was born in Cefnllys, Radnorshire, Wales, in 1742. He was a painter of landscapes, mainly of Wales in the Italianate style, influenced by his master Richard Wilson. His fellow Saint Martin’s Lane Academy student, John Hamilton Mortimer, painted staffage into his paintings as he was weak on figures. Jones became a fellow of the Society of Artists in London before travelling to Italy in 1776. He remained there for six years and broadened his influence considerably. However, his return to London did not yield much success, and he settled at his inherited estate in Pencerrig for his later years. His Memoirs of Thomas Jones of Pencerrig got published in 1951.