John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
1758-04-04London, United Kingdom1810-01-23London, United KingdomUnited Kingdom
John Hoppner
John Hoppner was a German-born British portrait painter, court painter to King George IV, and a Royal Academician.
He was successfully trained in art at the Royal Academy and throughout his life had the most fashionable and wealthy sitters. Hopner was particularly patronized by the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV of Great Britain, and rivaled the royal painter Thomas Lawrence.
In 1795, Hoppner was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts.
John Hoppner is the author of portraits of many famous figures of British cultural and political life - Walter Scott, William Pitt the Younger, the Duke of Wellington, Admiral Nelson, Joseph Haydn and others.
Date and place of birt: | 4 april 1758, London, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 23 january 1810, London, United Kingdom |
Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait |
Art style: | Neoclassicism, Rococo |