Theodore Edward Hook

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This painting was engraved by W. Greatbach, published R. Bentley, 1839 (example in NPG), 1841 (example in British Museum), and 1848 (example in NPG), the latter for R. H. Barham's, The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook.

Physical descriptionback to top

Healthy complexion, brown eyes, brown hair and whiskers. Dressed in a dark green stock, white shirt, brown waistcoat and black coat. Background colour brown.

Provenanceback to top

Presumably commissioned by the publisher Richard Bentley; purchased from him, 1858.

Exhibitionsback to top

SKM, 1868 (295).


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, 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.

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