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William Hoare
William Hoare of Bath RA (c. 1707 - 12 December 1792) was an English painter and printmaker, co-founder of the Royal Academy noted for his pastels.
Born near Eye, Suffolk, Hoare received a gentlemanes education in Faringdon. He showed a marked aptitude for drawing and was sent to London to study under Giuseppe Grisoni, who had left Florence for London in 1715. When Grisoni returned to Italy in 1728, Hoare went with him, travelling to Rome and continuing his studies under the direction of Francesco Imperiali. He remained in Rome for nine years, returning to London in 1737/8.
Failing to establish himself in London, Hoare settled in Bath, an expanding spa town popular with the wealthier classes. He obtained numerous commissions, the most important being for official portraits of social leaders of the day (including George Frideric Handel) and political men. There are several versions of most of these, suggesting that he had a studio, and they were further publicised by the production of mezzotints by leading engravers of the day. Hoare himself was a delicate etcher and published a number of private plates, mostly of family and friends, including Miss Hoare (probably Mary), Christopher Anstey and the 3rd Duke of Beaufort. His pastels were influenced by Rosalba Carriera.
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Painting ID:: 79061
Countess of Chatham
. 1766(1766)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 80581
Portrait of John Carteret
1750-1752(1750-1752)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 125.7 x 101 cm (49.5 x 39.8 in)
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Painting ID:: 83090
Portrait of Richard
1761(1761)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 76.2 x 62.9 cm (30 x 24.8 in)
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Painting ID:: 83493
Portrait of Christopher Anstey with his daughter
1776-1778
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 126.5 x 101 cm (49.8 x 39.8 in)
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Painting ID:: 85478
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
oil on canvas
126.5 x 102 cm
18th century
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William Hoare
William Hoare of Bath RA (c. 1707 - 12 December 1792) was an English painter and printmaker, co-founder of the Royal Academy noted for his pastels.
Born near Eye, Suffolk, Hoare received a gentlemanes education in Faringdon. He showed a marked aptitude for drawing and was sent to London to study under Giuseppe Grisoni, who had left Florence for London in 1715. When Grisoni returned to Italy in 1728, Hoare went with him, travelling to Rome and continuing his studies under the direction of Francesco Imperiali. He remained in Rome for nine years, returning to London in 1737/8.
Failing to establish himself in London, Hoare settled in Bath, an expanding spa town popular with the wealthier classes. He obtained numerous commissions, the most important being for official portraits of social leaders of the day (including George Frideric Handel) and political men. There are several versions of most of these, suggesting that he had a studio, and they were further publicised by the production of mezzotints by leading engravers of the day. Hoare himself was a delicate etcher and published a number of private plates, mostly of family and friends, including Miss Hoare (probably Mary), Christopher Anstey and the 3rd Duke of Beaufort. His pastels were influenced by Rosalba Carriera.
. Related Artists to William Hoare: | Theodoros Vryzakis | john banister | Federico Faruffini | Henriette Ronner-Knip | Per Krafft the Elder |
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