Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914), Painter and illustrator
Sitter in 10 portraits
Artist associated with 47 portraits
Painter; born in Germany, his family settled in England where he studied painting at Southampton and the South Kensington Schools. He worked first as an illustrator, but soon achieved great popular success with his subject paintings depicting the lives of the poor. He turned increasingly towards portraiture in the 1880s and became one of the most successful, and wealthy, portraitists of the period. Herkomer built his own house, 'Lululaund' at Bushey, Hertfordshire; experimented in various media, including mezzotint and enamels, and in his last years became absorbed in the possibilities of film.
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
watercolour, 1877
NPG 3889
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
watercolour, 1879
NPG 1336
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1882
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2946
Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1887
NPG 3304
Emilia Francis (née Strong), Lady Dilke
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1887
On display in the Dining Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 5288
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1887
NPG 4973
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1888
On display at Lawrence House Museum, Launceston
NPG 1842
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, exhibited 1888
NPG 4760
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, and Frederick Goodall
oil on canvas, 1890
On display in Room 23 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1782
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1897
On display in the Dining Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 1545
Sir George Dashwood Taubman Goldie
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1898
NPG 2512
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1901
NPG 1290
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1902
NPG 1335
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1903
On display in Room 23 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5991
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1908
NPG 6664
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1911
NPG 2805
Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1879
NPG D35709
Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1879
NPG D9797
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd
mezzotint and etching, published 21 July 1880 (1879)
NPG D33439
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, Bushey, Hertfordshire
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