Sir Hubert von Herkomer
(1849-1914), Painter and illustratorSitter in 11 portraits
Artist associated with 53 portraits
Born in Germany, Herkomer's 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, where he later experimented in various media, including mezzotint and enamels, as well as becoming absorbed in the possibilities of film in his last years.
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Goupil & Co
etching, published 1 December 1879
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Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1879
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd
mezzotint and etching, published 21 July 1880 (1879)
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Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by The British and Foreign Artists' Association
etching, published 1 April 1880 (1879)
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Josephine Herkomer (née Niggl)
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1880
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd
mezzotint and etching, published 21 July 1880 (1879)
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd, after Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
mezzotint, published 15 December 1881
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
drypoint, 1882 (1877)
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, circa 1882
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
drypoint, 1882 (1877)
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by Daniel Albert Wehrschmidt (later Veresmith), after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, (1884)
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by and published by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1887 or after
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by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1888
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by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1888 (1884)
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by Thomas Hamilton Crawford, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint printed in colours, (1891)
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by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching and drypoint, 1891
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by Swan Electric Engraving Company, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
photogravure, (1893)
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