Thomas Davies (British Army officer)

Thomas Davies
Born	c. 1737 Shooter's Hill (London), England
Died	16 March 1812 (aged 74–75) Blackheath (London), England
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	Royal Artillery
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Battles/wars	French and Indian War Siege of Louisbourg Expulsion of the Acadians Siege of Montreal American Revolutionary War Battle of Long Island Battle of White Plains Battle of Fort Washington Battle of Fort Lee

Thomas Davies FRS FLS (c. 1737 – 16 March 1812) was a British Army officer, artist, and naturalist.

He was born c. 1737 in Shooter's Hill (London), England and died 16 March 1812 in Blackheath (London). He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-general in the Royal Artillery. He studied drawing and recorded military operations in water-colours during several military campaigns in North America. He later became a noted artist and naturalist. He was the first to illustrate and describe the superb lyrebird.

His work was not well known until after a 1953 auction from the Earl of Derby's library.^[1][2] His paintings were later shown as part of a major exhibition, 2 July – 4 September 1972, at the National Gallery of Canada.^[3]