Thomas Noyes Lewis

The Monarch of the Fenland and Other Poems with illustrations by T Noyes-Lewis
The cover art of Arthur Machen's 1915 book "The Great Return," by Thomas Noyes-Lewis.
Gospel Stamp Album cover by T. Noyes-Lewis

Thomas Noyes Lewis (15 March 1862, Sulham, Berkshire – 11 September 1946 Belmont, Sutton)[1] was a British painter and illustrator. He was most noted for his Christian illustrations, many of them accompanying publications from the Faith Press.

Personal life

In 1859, three years before he was born, Lewis’ s father – Thomas Noyes Lewis (1829–84) – petitioned for bankruptcy. The young Lewis was educated at the Tonbridge School and did not go to university. He had two brothers named George and Arthur Wellesley who also attended Tonbridge School.[2]

Thomas Noyes Lewis married Mary Priscilla Horsley with whom he had one son also called Thomas Noyes Lewis. He was a parishioner of All Saints Church, Benhilton.[3]

Career

His earliest commercial activity was illustrating works by E.F. Benson (including The Valkyries),[4] and Uncle Tom’s Cabin,[5] as well as children’s periodicals. He illustrated a series of children’s books entitled Dean’s Chocolate Surprise Books which were sold in foil and paper wrappers with the appearance of chocolate bars.[6] The Victoria and Albert Museum displays an advertising poster from his early career.[7][8]

Over several decades Lewis produced a great variety of religious illustrations for a range of media as varied as stained glass, lantern slides, cigarette cards, postcards, children’s jigsaws and Sunday school attendance stamps.[1][9][10][11][12] He designed a set of illustrations for the Stations of the Cross which were widely reproduced and hung in a number of churches.[13][14]

Lewis also exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1898 and 1904.[15][16]

Catalogue

Publication

  • 1893: Picture Land illustrated by T. Noyes-Lewis, E. Taylor and E. Hall. (London: Dean & Son)[17]
  • 1903: The Valkyries: a romance founded on Wagner's opera by E.F. Benson ; illustrated by T. Noyes Lewis (London: Dean)[17]
  • 1905: Sunny Stories by M. A. Hoyer, Margery Williams, et al. ; illustrated by T. Noyes Lewis, Hilda Cowham, M. F. Taylor, et al (London: Raphael Tuck & Sons)[17]
  • 1914: The Home of Mother Church by J.A. Douglas ; illustrated by T. Noyes Lewis (Leighton Buzzard: Faith Press)[17]
  • 1916: Travelling Twins by Frances Leonard; illustrated by T. Noyes Lewis. (London: Wells Gardner, Darton)[17]
  • 1922: The Passion of Our Lord According to Saint Mark. Series: Booklet library ; no. 7 (London : Faith Press)[17]
  • 1925:
    • The House of Wings: a pleasant piece of pageantry for children young and old by Isa J. Postgate; illustrated by T. Noyes Lewis (London : Alexander Moring, The De La More Press)[17]
    • The Lord's Prayer : for painting or for colouring with chalks. Series: Church painting books (London : Faith Press)[17]
  • 1926:
    • Genesis: a little library of exposition with new studies by E. Griffith-Jones and A.C. Welch ; illustrated by T. Noyes-Lewis (London: Cassell & Co.)[17]
    • Hebrews : a little library of exposition, with new studies by W.R. Inge and H.L. Goudge. Illustrated by T. Noyes-Lewis (London: Cassell & Co.)[17]
    • Psalms : a little library of exposition with new studies by L. MacLean Watt and J.E. McFadyen ; illustrated by Tom Noyes-Lewis (London: Cassell & Co.)[17]
    • St. Luke : A little library of exposition with new studies, by F. W. Norwood, F.R. Barry et al, illustrated by T. Noyes-Lewis (London: Cassell & Co.)[17]
  • 1948: The Gospel Stamp Album by T. Noyes-Lewis. (London: The Gospel Stamps)[17]

References

  1. 1 2 "LEWIS, T. Noyes (1862–1946)". lucerna.exeter.ac.uk. Exeter University. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  2. ↑ The Register of Tonbridge School, from 1820 to 1893. Tonbridge: Tonbridge School. 1893. pp. 156, 173–4, 185. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Chislett, David. "The Mass, the Communion of Saints, and a Benhilton Parishioner". fministry.com. Streams of the River. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Valkyries by E. F. Benson and Richard Wagner". gutenberg.org. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  5. ↑ The Bookseller. London. 1896. p. 1076. Retrieved 22 March 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ Little one's own picture-land. London: Dean & Son Ltd. 1893. p. Inside front cover. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Mammana, Richard. "Easter to Whitsun with Thomas Noyes-Lewis". livingchurch.org. The Living Church. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Poster". collections.vam.ac.uk. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Mammana, Richard. "A Time of Parables and Preparation: Pre-Lent with T. Noyes-Lewis". medium.com. Medium. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Mammana, Richard. "Little Colour Cards, illustrated by Thomas Noyes-Lewis". Mammana.org. Mammana.org. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Beaken, Robert (2015). The Church of England and the Home Front, 1914–1918. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781783270514. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  12. ↑ The Literary World Volume 48. London. 1893. p. 409. Retrieved 22 March 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ↑ Pink, Andrew. "St Bartholomew Stamford HIll". andrewpink.org. Andrew Pink. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Inventory of the Church Archives of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Records Surged. 1942. p. 54. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  15. ↑ Drackley, John. "Matlock Parish Church" (PDF). stgilesmatlock.co.uk. St. Giles Parish Church, Matlock. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Exhibition of the Royal Academy. London: Royal Academy of Arts. 1900. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 JISC Library Hub Discover. Online resource, accessed 27 March 2026.
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