Theodore Edward Hook
(1788-1841), Novelist and witEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Writer and wit; noted for his ebullient personality and wayward lifestyle; procured post as accountant-general in Mauritius, 1813, but later imprisoned for mismanagement of funds; became editor of the anti-Radical John Bull, 1820, and enjoyed popular success for his novels collected as Sayings and Doings, 1826-29. His last years, in his own words, were spent 'done up in purse, in mind, and in body'.
by William Brockedon
black chalk, 1823-1849
NPG 2515(101)
by Daniel Maclise
pencil, 1834
NPG 5569
by Eden Upton Eddis
oil on canvas, engraved 1839
NPG 37
by Richard James Lane, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
lithograph with some hand-colouring, (1839)
NPG D45949
by Richard James Lane, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
lithograph, published August 1839 (1839)
NPG D46231
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