William Hoare (1707-1792), Portrait painter
Sitter in 6 portraits
Artist associated with 73 portraits
Hoare was apprenticed to the painter and sculptor Giuseppe Grisoni, with whom he travelled to Rome in 1728. He returned to England ten years later and moved to Bath, becoming the first fashionable portraitist to settle in that town. During the 1740s and 1750s, Hoare portrayed many influential politicians and social leaders, including prime ministers Pitt and Walpole, and the composer, Handel. Included amongst his patrons were the Duke of Newcastle, the Earls of Pembroke and Chesterfield, and the Duke of Beaufort. With Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds, he was a founding member of the Royal Academy. Hoare was the father of painter and dramatist Prince Hoare.
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (Job ben Solomon)
by William Hoare
oil on canvas, 1733
NPG L245
Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
attributed to William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1735-1745
NPG 723
by William Hoare
red chalk, circa 1739-1743
NPG 873
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
after William Hoare
oil on canvas, (circa 1742)
NPG 158
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
studio of William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1750-1752
NPG 1778
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
by William Hoare
pastel, circa 1752
NPG 757
Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
studio of William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1752-1760
NPG 2504
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
studio of William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1754
NPG 1050
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
by William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1757-1760
NPG 258
after William Hoare
oil on canvas, (circa 1761)
NPG 1537
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
by William Hoare
oil on canvas, 1762
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
NPG 4589
Christopher Anstey with his daughter
by William Hoare
oil on canvas, circa 1775
On display on Floor 1: Family Matters at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 3084
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by William Nelson Gardiner, after William Hoare
watercolour, circa 1800 (1763)
NPG 466
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by John Brooks, after William Hoare
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D33065
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by John Brooks, after William Hoare
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D33066
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D2485
by Richard Houston, after William Hoare
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D2487
by John Faber Jr, after William Hoare
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D3061
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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