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
watercolour, 1877
NPG 3889
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1882
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
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
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, and Frederick Goodall
oil on canvas, 1890
On display in Room 23 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1782
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
watercolour, 1893
NPG 7028
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1897
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
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
chalk, 1903
NPG 2779
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1903
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
Queen Victoria on her deathbed
possibly by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
bromide print, 1901
NPG x38281
Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1879
NPG D35709
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Goupil & Co
etching, published 1 December 1879
NPG D40523
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
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
Josephine Herkomer (née Niggl)
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1880
NPG D35710
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd
mezzotint and etching, published 21 July 1880 (1879)
NPG D18074
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
NPG D21543
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
NPG D32682
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
NPG D40430
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
NPG D18084
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
drypoint, 1882 (1877)
NPG D37223
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, circa 1882
NPG D39342
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
drypoint, 1882 (1877)
NPG D9829
by Daniel Albert Wehrschmidt (later Veresmith), after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, (1884)
NPG D38445
by and published by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1887 or after
NPG D6838
by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1888
NPG D32490
by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1888 (1884)
NPG D36165
by Thomas Hamilton Crawford, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint printed in colours, (1891)
NPG D36811
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching and drypoint, 1891
NPG D48666
by Swan Electric Engraving Company, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
photogravure, (1893)
NPG D40109
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
Herkomergravure, (1895)
NPG D39786
by Elizabeth Gulland, published by and after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, published 1899 (1897)
NPG D42024
by Julia Emily Clutterbuck (Mrs Alsop), after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, published early 20th century
NPG D37203
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Berlin Photographic Co
photogravure, published 1901
NPG D40524
after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
photogravure, (1908)
NPG D42714
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
lithograph, 1911 or after
NPG D36934
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
issued by Sarony & Co, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer, after Frederick Goodall
gravure cigarette card, 1923 (1890)
NPG D48919
by George Sidney Hunt, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1924
NPG D31992
after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint
NPG D7853
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
NPG D49669
engraved and published by Swan Electric Engraving Company, after Swan Electric Engraving Company
photogravure, published 1 June 1904
NPG D49734
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