“ His sketches also in pencil were perfectly marvellous for their delicacy and freedom of touch and extraordinary truth to nature; no photograph could be truer, so that his small portraits in pencil and crayon were among the most remark­able of their class, and we believe that had he pursued this branch of art he would have been facile princeps among all competitors. ”

“ A good artist has passed away from us, whose name and memory should be preserved, and who will take a high place among the artists of our country. George H. Thomas was born in the city of London on the 7th of December, 1824. ”

“ As soon as he had learnt his art he went to Paris and set up in that city as a wood engraver. At the same time, he commenced work as an illustrator of books, and his productions attracted the notice of some Americans, by whom he was engaged to go to New York to illustrate a newspaper. ”