John Hoole
(1727-1803), Writer and translatorMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 6 portraits
John Hoole started his career as a clerk in the East India Company in 1744. He was promoted to become an auditor, wrote Present State of the English East India Company's Affairs (1772) and remained there until his retirement. Hole had studied Italian for pleasure, and he gained a reputation as a translator of Italian literature. Amongst other works, he published translations of Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered (1763), and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1773-83). He was also the author of three unsuccessful plays.
by George Dance
pencil and wash, 1793
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by William Daniell, after George Dance
pencil, circa 1802-1814, based on a work of 1793
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Ozias Humphry
etching, (1784)
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Ozias Humphry
etching, (1784)
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by and published by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 15 August 1810 (12 October 1793)
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by and published by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 15 August 1810 (12 October 1793)
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