Thomas, a celebrated engraver on wood, born at Cherryburn, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1753. He may be considered as the reviver of wood-engraving in Britain, and obtained a premium for a work in 1775 from the Society of Arts. He is well known for his illustration of Select Fables, which appeared in 1784; his Quadrupeds, published in 1790; and his British Birds, which appeared from 1797 to 1804. This last is his masterpiece, and exhibits him as a naturalist as well as an engraver. Our best artists on wood are Bewick's pupils. He died in 1828. A good memoir of him may be found in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1829. See Wood-Engraving.