::''Also not to be confused with his son, Bernard Francis Hoppner Meyer (20 April 1811-3 June 1888), also an artist.'' Henry Meyer (12 June 1780 - 28 May 1847) was an English portrait painter, more known as a

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engraver. Meyer was born John Meyer in

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- a son of John Meyer and Anna Torade Hoppner who married at

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22 December 1767. Contrary to other accounts Henry Meyer's father was a hairdresser and not an engraver.

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recorded that Henry Meyer was a nephew of

John Hoppner John Hoppner (4 April 175823 January 1810) was an English portrait painter, much influenced by Reynolds, who achieved fame as a brilliant colourist. Early life Hoppner was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of German parents – his mothe ...

, referring to him as 'Mier' (8 February 1810), and in the obituary of Meyer in

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(1847 ii 665). Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin

A prominent early 19th-century artist, Henry Meyer was admitted as a pupil to Christ's Hospital, London in 1791 where he studied under Benjamin Green. On 25 August 1794 he was apprenticed to Benjamin Smith for seven years and ultimately trained in engraving techniques at the

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. His first published engravings appeared in the early 19th century attributed to J. H. Meyer, he later dropped the J and most of his works were published under the name Henry Meyer or H. Meyer. In the ensuing years he showed his skill at portraits and decorative subjects. He produced engravings of such notables as

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. His painting of Charles Lamb was hung in the India Office for many years. He was a founding member of the

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, exhibiting many of his works with this association between 1824 and 1830, and acting as its president in 1828/9.

Bernard Francis Hoppner Meyer

Meyer is not to be confused with his son Bernard Francis Hoppner Meyer (20 April 1811 – 3 June 1888) who, also as an artist and engraver, published his work under the name Hoppner Meyer. Hoppner Meyer emigrated to America in 1830. By adopting this name later accounts have unfortunately confused these two artists including the misconception that his father Henry was the artist who painted President Andrew Jackson. Henry Meyer should also not be confused with another son, Henry Meyer who was born 24 July 1817 and died no later than 1871 and most probably in 1866. Henry Meyer (b1817), also an artist and engraver, is likely to have adopted the name Henry Hoppner Meyer in later life to further his career adding to the confusion over Henry Meyer's name. All contemporary accounts establish that Henry Meyer never published his work under the name Henry Hoppner Meyer in his lifetime.

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* A engraving of a painting entitled for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1832, with a poetical illustration by

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. * A engraving of a painting entitled for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1832, with a poetical illustration by

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