Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Nathaniel Hooke (died 1763), Historian and writer
- Gallery portraits
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No other portrait from life is now known although, in a letter dated 15 May 1740, Pope wrote to Ralph Allen that 'Vandyst has made an Excellent Picture of Mr Hook, which I hope will fall to your Lott. I will sit to him too, when we meet at your house'. [1] General Wade who offered to help Hooke's son Thomas enter the army was also painted by Johann Van Diest (see George Wade, NPG 1594). [2]
1) The Correspondence of Alexander Pope, ed. George Sherburn, 1956, IV, p 239.
2) Ibid, pp 353, 357-58.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Kerslake, Early Georgian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
1) The Correspondence of Alexander Pope, ed. George Sherburn, 1956, IV, p 239.
2) Ibid, pp 353, 357-58.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Kerslake, Early Georgian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.