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Sir Hubert von Herkomer

(1849-1914), Painter and illustrator

Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter 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.

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Sir Hubert von Herkomer, by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by  Eglington & Co - NPG Ax27644

Sir Hubert von Herkomer

by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1893
NPG Ax27644

Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by  The British and Foreign Artists' Association - NPG D35708

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)
NPG D35708

Sir Hubert von Herkomer ('Men of the Day. No. 297.'), by F. Goedecker - NPG D44158

Sir Hubert von Herkomer ('Men of the Day. No. 297.')

by F. Goedecker
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 26 January 1884
NPG D44158

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