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William Hoare of Bath (c. 1707 – 12 December 1792) was a British portraitist, painter and printmaker. From c. 1740 to 1759, he was the leading oil portraitist at
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, until Thomas Gainsborough arrived in the town. Noted for his
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s, he was a foundation member of the
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.Newby (2006a)


Life

Born near
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, Suffolk, Hoare received a gentleman's education in Faringdon and he may be the William Hoare baptised on 9 October 1707 in nearby
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. He showed an aptitude for drawing and was sent to London to study under
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, who had left Florence for London in 1715. When Grisoni returned to Italy in 1728, Hoare went with him, travelling to Rome and continuing his studies under the direction of
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. He remained in Rome for nine years, returning to London in 1737/8. Failing to establish himself in London, Hoare settled in
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, an expanding spa town popular with the wealthier classes. He obtained numerous commissions, the most important being for official portraits of social leaders of the day (including
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) and political men (e.g., Prime Ministers
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and William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, c.1754). There are several versions of most of these, suggesting that he had a studio, and they were further publicised by the production of mezzotints by leading engravers of the day. Hoare himself was a delicate etcher and published a number of private plates, mostly of family and friends, including a Miss Hoare (probably Mary),
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and the 3rd Duke of Beaufort. His pastels were influenced by
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. William Hoare was the first fashionable portraitist to settle in Bath, and he was the leading portraitist there until the arrival of Thomas Gainsborough in 1759. He remained the favourite of his powerful patron the Duke of Newcastle, his family, followers and political associates. Included amongst his other important patrons were the Earls of Pembroke and
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, and the
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. With Gainsborough and
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, he was a founding member of the
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. Hoare was closely involved with the running of the
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in Bath from 1742. He served as a governor of the hospital, his aim was to develop specialist treatments for rheumatic disorders. Where he became acquainted with Bath's notable visitors and the neighbouring landed families. Chalmers described him as 'an ingenious and amiable English painter'. He died at
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on 10 December 1792. Interred at the vault of St Swithins Church, Bath. His son, Prince Hoare, achieved fame as a painter and dramatist. His daughter
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was also a noted painter.


Works

Hoare's oil painting ''Dr Oliver and Mr Pierce examining patients with Paralysis, Rheumatism and Leprosy'' hung prominently at the Royal Mineral Water Hospital until 2019, when it was transferred to a new building at Bath's
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site. Portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo by William Hoare, was first seen by the public in December 2009 when it came up for auction and sold for over £500,000. The new owner unnamed wished to take it out the country but was stopped due to its national importance. File:George Brudenell-Bruce, Lord Bruce, (1762-1783) by William Hoare of Bath.jpg, George Brudenell-Bruce (Lord Bruce) File:Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple by William Hoare.jpg, Richard Grenville-Temple File:William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham by William Hoare.jpg, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham File:William Hoare of Bath - Portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, (1701-1773).jpg, Portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo File:Portrait of a Lady by William Hoare.jpg, Portrait of a Lady File:Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) by William Hoare of Bath.jpg, Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke File:William Hoare (1707-1792) - Lady Frances Shirley (1705-1706–1778) - 1430474 - National Trust.jpg, Lady Frances Shirley, National Trust File:Richard ('Beau') Nash by William Hoare.jpg, Richard ('Beau') Nash File:Henry Fiennes Pelham-clinton, Earl of Lincoln (1750-1778), by William Hoare of Bath.jpg, Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton File:Frances Elizabeth Brudenell-Bruce (1765-1836) by William Hoare of Bath.jpg, Frances Elizabeth Brudenell-Bruce


Notes


Bibliography

* * * * Newby, Evelyn (2006a)
William Hoare (of Bath)
, '' Grove Art Online'', Oxford University Press, retrieved on 15 August 2007 (subscription required) * Newby, Evelyn (2006b)
Hoare, William (1707/8–1792)
, '' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, online edn, accessed 15 Aug 2007
Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online edition


External links

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William Hoare's portraits
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Hoare's work held by the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
– Art at the Royal United Hospital
Evelyn Newby Archive
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