Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Sir John Hawkins (1719-1789), Writer
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Writer and magistrate; Kt 1772 as ‘the best magistrate in the kingdom’; compiled a General History of Music 1776, and wrote the first life of Dr Johnson, incorporated in Johnson’s Works 1787-89, of which he was an editor.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.