William Hoare RA (c. 1707 - 12 December, 1792) was an English painter, noted for his pastels.[1] His father apprenticed him to Guiseppi Grisoni with whom Hoare travelled to Rome in 1728. On returning to England in 1738, Hoare settled in Bath, where he became a governor of the hospital.[1] His son, Prince Hoare, achieved fame as a painter and dramatist.[1]
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Bibliography
- Holbrook, M. (1973). "Painters in Bath in the eighteenth century". Apollo 98: 375–84.
- Newby, E. (1986). "The Hoares of Bath". Bath History 1: 90–127.
- — (1990). William Hoare of Bath RA, 1707–92, exhibition catalogue, Bath: Victoria Art Gallery. ISBN 0862998972.
- — (2006a) "William Hoare (of Bath)", Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, retrieved on 15 August 2007 (subscription required)
- — (2006b) "Hoare, William (1707/8–1792)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, online edn, accessed 15 Aug 2007
External links
- William Hoare. A Gentleman in Brown. Tate Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- —. An eighteenth century consultation. Dr Oliver and Mr Peirce Examining Patients. Medical Heritage of Great Britain. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
