John Hoppner
John Hoppner | |
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Born | Whitechapel, London, England | 4 April 1758 (baptised)
Died | 23 January 1810 London, England | (aged 51)
Nationality | British |
Known for | Painter |
Notable work | Mary Linwood Lord Nelson |
John Hoppner
Early life
Hoppner was born in
Hoppner became a
Career
Hoppner first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780. His earliest love was for landscape, but necessity obliged him to turn to the more lucrative business of portrait painting. At once successful, he had throughout life the most fashionable and wealthy sitters, and was the greatest rival to the growing attraction of
According to the 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica:[2]
Competent judges have deemed his most successful works to be his portraits of women and children... He was confessedly an imitator of Reynolds. When first painted, his works were much admired for the brilliancy and harmony of their colouring, but the injury due to destructive mediums and lapse of time which many of them suffered caused a great depreciation in his reputation. The appearance, however, of some of his pictures in good condition has shown that his fame as a brilliant colourist was well-founded. His drawing is faulty, but his touch has qualities of breadth and freedom that give to his paintings a faint reflection of the charm of Reynolds.
In 1803 he published A Series of Portraits of Ladies,[2] engraved after his paintings by Charles Wilkin,[3] and in 1805 a volume of translations of Eastern tales into English verse.[2]
Unusually Hoppner painted the background and perhaps more of a full-length portrait of
Personal life
Hoppner was a man of great social power, and had the knowledge and accomplishments of a man of the world.[citation needed]
He married Phoebe Wright, the daughter of American-born sculptor Patience Wright. They had five children, although little is known about the youngest:
- Catherine Hampden Hoppner (1784–1828), Magistrate, East India Company
- Richard Belgrave Hoppner (1786–1872), British Consul general, Venice, and friend of Byron (ref: Oxford DNB, entry on RBH in entry on John Hoppner) [4]
- Wilson (sometimes known as William) Lascelles Hoppner (1788-?), artist
- Arctic explorer, draughtsman/artist
- youngest unknown Hoppner
Death
In his later years Hoppner suffered from a chronic disease of the liver. He died on 23 January 1810.[2]
Gallery
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, c.1788
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Joseph Haydn, c.1791
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Dorothea Jordan, 1791
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George, Prince of Wales, 1792
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Arthur Wellesley, 1795
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William Lamb, 1796
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Duke of Bedford, 1796
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Countess of Oxford, 1797
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Lord Paget, 1798
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Sir Ralph Abercromby, 1798
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Admiral Duncan, c.1798
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Duke of Kent, c.1799
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Lord Grenville, c.1800
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Thomas Maitland, 1800
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Lady Hertford, 1800
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Georgiana St Leger and her son Pascoe St Leger Grenfell c.1800
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Lord Nelson, c.1801
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Charles Abbot, c.1802
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Henry Blackwood, c.1806
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John Hookham Frere, 1806
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Dr. Matthias Hoffman, Province House (Nova Scotia)
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Girl with rabbit, 1800,Städelsches Kunstinstitut
References
- ^ "Artist Info". nga.gov. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Encyclopædia Britannica 1911
- ^ First Proofs of the Universal Catalogue of Books on Art, Volume 1. London: Chapman and Hall. 1870. p. 868.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. 1834. p. 445.
Further reading
- Hoppner, John. Oriental Tales (London: J. Hatchard, 1805).
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 342.
- Cole, Timothy. Old English Masters (New York : The Century Co., 1902) p. 91 ff.
- Skipton, H. P. K. John Hoppner (Methuen & Co, 1905)
- McKay, William & Roberts, William. John Hoppner (John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1909)
- Wilson, John, John Hoppner entry in Oxford DNB.
External links
- 162 artworks by or after John Hoppner at the Art UK site
- John Hoppner on ArtCyclopedia
- Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
- The Sackville children (1796 painting)
- Portrait of William Locke (1783 painting)
- Portrait of Anne, Lady Grenville (Christie's)