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Robert Wallace Hester (1866-1942) was a British artist, engraver, and caricaturist who made witty illustrations of famous people for '' Vanity Fair''. He used the abbreviations and pseudonyms 'W. Hester', 'Hester', 'WH' and 'WH-'.
Wallace's father Edward Gilbert Hester (d. 1903) was an engraver who worked in
National Portrait Gallery
(54 portraits)
National Trust
(2 paintings)
Robert Wallace Hester (1866-1942) was a British artist, engraver, and caricaturist who made witty illustrations of famous people for '' Vanity Fair''. He used the abbreviations and pseudonyms 'W. Hester', 'Hester', 'WH' and 'WH-'.
Wallace's father Edward Gilbert Hester (d. 1903) was an engraver who worked in Chiswick
Chiswick ( ) is a district of west London, England. It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth; Chiswick House, a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England; and Full ...
, exhibiting at the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...
from 1882 onwards. Edward taught Wallace the art of engraving. Wallace exhibited his work at the ''Salon des Artistes Français'' in Paris from 1905.
As well as caricatures, Hester made engravings of school buildings.
Collections
National Portrait Gallery
(54 portraits)
National Trust
(2 paintings)
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hester, Wallace 1866 births 1942 deaths British engravers British caricaturists Vanity Fair (British magazine) artists