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'''Thomas Combe''' (1796–1872) was an [[England|English]] printer, publisher and patron of the arts. He was 'Printer to the [[University of Oxford|University]]' at [[Oxford University Press]], and was also a founder and benefactor of [[St Barnabas Church, Oxford|St Barnabas Church]], near the Press in [[Jericho, Oxford|Jericho]] and close to [[Oxford Canal]].<ref name="hibbert">{{cite book |title=[[The Encyclopaedia of Oxford]] |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] | chapter=St Barnabas, Church of | year=1988 | page=378–379 |isbn=0-333-39917-X | editor-last=Hibbert |editor-first=Christopher |editor-link=Christopher Hibbert }}</ref>
'''Thomas Combe''' (1796–1872) was an [[England|English]] printer, publisher and patron of the arts. He was 'Printer to the [[University of Oxford|University]]' at [[Oxford University Press]], and was also a founder and benefactor of [[St Barnabas Church, Oxford|St Barnabas Church]], near the Press in [[Jericho, Oxford|Jericho]] and close to [[Oxford Canal]].<ref name="hibbert">{{cite book |title=[[The Encyclopaedia of Oxford]] |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] | chapter=St Barnabas, Church of | year=1988 | pages=378–379 |isbn=0-333-39917-X | editor-last=Hibbert |editor-first=Christopher |editor-link=Christopher Hibbert }}</ref>

==Life==
==Life==
Combe was the son of Thomas Combe senior (died 1836?), a printer, stationer, bookseller and newspaper proprietor in [[Leicester]].<ref name="hibbert" />
Combe was the son of Thomas Combe senior (died 1836?), a printer, stationer, bookseller and newspaper proprietor in [[Leicester]].<ref name="hibbert" />
After working with his father and, between around 1824 and 1826 with [[Joseph Parker (bookseller)|Joseph Parker]] in Oxford, he was freed by the [[Stationers' Company]] and went into business in his own right.
After working with his father and, between around 1824 and 1826 with [[Joseph Parker (bookseller)|Joseph Parker]] in Oxford, he was freed by the [[Stationers' Company]] and went into business in his own right.


[[File:Jericho StBarnabas campanile.jpg|thumb|left|The [[campanile]] of [[St Barnabas Church, Oxford]], founded by Thomas Combe and his wife Martha.]]
[[File:Jericho StBarnabas campanile.jpg|thumb|left|The [[campanile]] of [[St Barnabas Church, Oxford]], founded by Thomas Combe and his wife Martha.]]
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As a result, he amassed a considerable fortune.
As a result, he amassed a considerable fortune.


He and his wife Martha (1806–1893) were keen patrons of the arts and particularly of the [[Pre-Raphaelites]]. In 1849, he met [[John Everett Millais]] in Oxford, who painted portraits of Combe's family.<ref>Tate. [http://www.tate.org.uk/ophelia/millais_print.htm John Everett Millais 1829–1896].</ref> They were also devotees of the Tractarian or [[Oxford Movement]].{{sfn|Rigg|1887}}
He and his wife Martha (1806–1893) were keen patrons of the arts and particularly of the [[Pre-Raphaelites]]. In 1849, he met [[John Everett Millais]] in Oxford, who painted portraits of Combe's family.<ref>Tate. [http://www.tate.org.uk/ophelia/millais_print.htm John Everett Millais 1829–1896].</ref> They were also devotees of the Tractarian or [[Oxford Movement]].{{sfn|Rigg|1887}}


He died on 30 June 1872.{{sfn|Rigg|1887}}
He died on 30 June 1872.{{sfn|Rigg|1887}}
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Revision as of 16:00, 18 December 2013

Thomas Combe
Thomas Combe, by W Holman Hunt
Born1797
Died(1872-06-30)30 June 1872
NationalityBritish
OccupationBook publisher
Known forOxford University Press;
St Barnabas Church, Oxford

Thomas Combe (1796–1872) was an English printer, publisher and patron of the arts. He was 'Printer to the University' at Oxford University Press, and was also a founder and benefactor of St Barnabas Church, near the Press in Jericho and close to Oxford Canal.[1]

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Combe was the son of Thomas Combe senior (died 1836?), a printer, stationer, bookseller and newspaper proprietor in Leicester.[1] After working with his father and, between around 1824 and 1826 with Joseph Parker in Oxford, he was freed by the Stationers' Company and went into business in his own right.

The campanile of St Barnabas Church, Oxford, founded by Thomas Combe and his wife Martha.

In 1826, he was briefly in partnership with Michael Angelo Nattali in London, but before the end of the year he had returned to Leicester to join the family business (which was styled T. Combe and Son between 1826 and 1835). After his father's death he moved to Oxford, and joined the University Press (or Clarendon Press) in 1837 at its then new (1830) building in Walton Street. By 1838, he was superintendent of the 'learned side' of the press, and soon acquired shares in the business. By 1851, he was senior partner in the Press.[2] As a result, he amassed a considerable fortune.

He and his wife Martha (1806–1893) were keen patrons of the arts and particularly of the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1849, he met John Everett Millais in Oxford, who painted portraits of Combe's family.[3] They were also devotees of the Tractarian or Oxford Movement.[4]

He died on 30 June 1872.[4] Combe is buried in St Sepulchre's Cemetery, off Walton Street, near the University Press. His widow retained and expanded his collection of Pre-Raphaelite art. On her death in 1893, the bulk of the collection was bequeathed to the University and is now in the Ashmolean Museum.

Bust of Thomas Combe by Thomas Woolner, 1863, on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

A blue plaque on the outside wall of St Barnabas Church installed by the Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board now commemoratives Thomas Combe and his wife Martha as founders of the church.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "St Barnabas, Church of". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 378–379. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. ^ St Barnabas Church: History
  3. ^ Tate. John Everett Millais 1829–1896.
  4. ^ a b Rigg 1887.
  5. ^ Warr, Elizabeth Jean (2011). The Oxford Plaque Guide. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. pp. 39–41. ISBN 978-0-7524-5687-4. {{cite book}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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