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Sir Hubert von Herkomer

(1849-1914), Painter and illustrator

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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Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Goupil & Co - NPG D40523

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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 - NPG D9797

Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1879
NPG D9797

John Ruskin, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd - NPG D33439

John Ruskin

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 - 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

Josephine Herkomer (née Niggl), by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D35710

Josephine Herkomer (née Niggl)

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1880
NPG D35710

John Ruskin, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd - NPG D18074

John Ruskin

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 - NPG D21543

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

Thomas Carlyle, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D32682

Thomas Carlyle

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
NPG D32682

William Hepworth Thompson, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D40430

William Hepworth Thompson

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
NPG D40430

William Hepworth Thompson, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D18084

William Hepworth Thompson

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1881
NPG D18084

Cecil Gordon Lawson, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D37223

Cecil Gordon Lawson

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
drypoint, 1882 (1877)
NPG D37223

Richard Oakes, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D39342

Richard Oakes

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, circa 1882
NPG D39342

Cecil Gordon Lawson, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D9829

Cecil Gordon Lawson

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
drypoint, 1882 (1877)
NPG D9829

Charles Wellington Furse, by Daniel Albert Wehrschmidt (later Veresmith), after Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D38445

Charles Wellington Furse

by Daniel Albert Wehrschmidt (later Veresmith), after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, (1884)
NPG D38445

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by and published by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D6838

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by and published by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1887 or after
NPG D6838

Henry Montagu Butler, by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D32490

Henry Montagu Butler

by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1888
NPG D32490

Henry John Ellison, by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D36165

Henry John Ellison

by Frank Sternberg, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint, 1888 (1884)
NPG D36165

William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, by Thomas Hamilton Crawford, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D36811

William Thomson, Baron Kelvin

by Thomas Hamilton Crawford, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
mezzotint printed in colours, (1891)
NPG D36811

Helen Zimmern, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D48666

Helen Zimmern

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching and drypoint, 1891
NPG D48666

Henry Francis Pelham, by Swan Electric Engraving Company, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG D40109

Henry Francis Pelham

by Swan Electric Engraving Company, after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
photogravure, (1893)
NPG D40109

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