Thomas Webster ( 1800 - 1886 ) was a British painter. Thomas Webster s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 728.64 USD for INTERVIEW BETWEEN RAPLH NICKLEBY AND HIS NEICE KATE in 2003 to 6000 USD for genre painting depicting a gathering of ladies and gentlemen reading in 2008 , based on the size and medium of the artwork