William Hoare

3 works by William Hoare (British, 1707–1792) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

William Hoare, RA was an English painter. From 1740 to 1759, he was the leading oil portraitist at Bath, Somerset until Thomas Gainsborough arrived in the town. Noted for his pastels, Hoare was a co-founder of the Royal Academy of Arts.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of William Hoare's work on the site falls under Drawings (3).

Culture: English (3).

By orientation: 3 portrait.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1759 to 1902.

Other British artists of the period

If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:

• Francis Wheatley — 95 artworks
• Thomas Hudson — 79 artworks
• Pietro Fabris — 54 artworks
• Sir James Thornhill — 51 artworks
• John Russell — 36 artworks
• Alexander Runciman — 22 artworks
• George Bickham the Elder — 18 artworks
• John Inigo Richards — 18 artworks

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