Especially his sense of colour and a good eye for contours made the British artist John Hoppner one of the most popular portrait painters of his time. As the son of a German-born chambermaid of Queen Charlotte, he grew up directly at the English royal court. His great interest in art and above all in painting did not remain hidden even from King George III, who was in office at the time and who subsequently supported him and enabled him to study at the Royal Academy of Arts. This unusual career opened several doors for John Hoppner and later helped him to be allowed to paint portraits of the leading heads of England. However, before he caused a furore as a portrait painter of the higher English society, he had devoted himself to landscape painting, which he soon put on the back burner in favour of the more lucrative and prestigious portrait painting.
Due to his highly regarded achievements, he received several awards from the Royal Academy of Arts and was subsequently given the opportunity to exhibit his work in its rooms. He made intensive use of this opportunity and presented about 160 different paintings in the academy until his death in 1810. Subsequently, John Hoppner was also increasingly called upon to create portraits of the royal family, which is why he soon succeeded the famous Joshua Reynolds as official court painter. Although he held this exposed position, he was in a kind of rivalry with the equally popular portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence throughout his life.
His influence at the royal court was, however, quite great because of his very coherent portraits, which often depicted the sitters in a very advantageous way. This is illustrated, for example, by the fact that he was able to continue to perform his duties at court despite criticism from his mother-in-law, the American sculptor Patience Wright, about the role of the English in the American War of Independence.
Stylistically, John Hoppner's works impress with strong influences of the Venetian Renaissance and a very good understanding of anatomy, making his works very realistic and lifelike. He preferred to paint with oil colors on canvas, but also understood the art of lithography and engraving.
Of his numerous portraits, which depict not only members of the royal family but also famous personalities of the time, such as Lord Nelson and Joseph Haydn, the portraits of women and children are particularly noteworthy, as they are very detailed and lively. In accordance with the taste of his time, he mostly depicted his models in noble and representative poses. What is special about his painting, however, is the fact that he always placed the charisma of the persons portrayed in the foreground, which gives his works a very special character. His artistic talent has also been passed on to his son Richard Belgrave Hoppner, who was a highly regarded painter of maritime motifs.
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.jpg "Susannah, Philip Lake, and Maria Godsal: The Godsal Children, 1789 by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "The Prince Regent, future George IV by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of Sophia Western, engraved by J.R. Smith by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of H.R.H. Frederica Charlotte Ulrica, Princess Royal of Prussia and Duchess of York by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Hon. Isabella Ingram, Later Marchioness of Hertford by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of Mary Boteler of Eastry, Kent by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Nature, When Unadorn")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Woman, reverse, now covered by relining canvas Study of a Child")
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.jpg "Portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson with His Signature, Engraved by John Cochran by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of Mrs. Billington seated, three quarter length in a white dress by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of William Pitt, standing three-quarter length in a Dark Jacket and Breeches by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "John, 5th Duke of Rutland by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "The Hoppner Children by John Hoppner")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-43041).jpg "Walter Ramsden Fawkes, engraved by William Say by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Beresford, Half Length by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of Admiral John Jervis by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Captain Joseph Huddart by John Hoppner")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-102708).jpg "Portrait of the Honourable Mrs. Bouverie by John Hoppner")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-222040).jpg "Jane Elizabeth, Countess of Oxford by John Hoppner")
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_by_John_Hoppner_RA_-_(MeisterDrucke-1574529).jpg "Jupiter and Io by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of William Pitt the Younger, British Politician and Prime Minister by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown by John Hoppner")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1340824).jpg "Portrait of John Hoppner by Charles Turner")
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.jpg "Lady Romney, Frances Wyndham by John Hoppner")
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_Admiral_First_Lord_of_-_(MeisterDrucke-946804).jpg "Portrait of John Jervis, Earl of Saint Vincent, Admiral First Lord of the Admiralty by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Sir Ralph Abercrombie by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Hester Jane Ogle) and Her Son by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of William Inigo Jones by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Louisa Lane, Called")
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.jpg "Portrait of Beilby Porteus by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "The Daughters of Sir T Frankland by John Hoppner")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1453842).jpg "The Duke of Clarence, later William IV by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Bridget Holland by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Admiral Lord Duncan, 18th Century British Naval Commander by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, and Duke of Bronte, KB, Vice-Admiral by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of Major-General Sir Henry Willoughby Rooke, British soldier, c1805-c1810 by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of Richard Humphreys, engraved by J. Young by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "A Rocky Bank by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "The Countess of Darnley and her Daughter, Lady Elizabeth Bligh by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Rt. Hon. Thomas Grenville, M.P., half-length, in a grey coat and a white cravat by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Mrs. Skinner and Child by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Gentleman, Half-Length, in a Brown and White Stock, a Red Curtain Behind by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Four Children and an Older Girl by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Charlotte Walsingham, Lady Fitzgerald by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Sir George Beaumont 1753-1827, 1803 by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "The Sackville Children, 1796 by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Study of a Massive Rock by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Richard Humphreys, the Boxer by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "The Daughters of Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart., engraved and pub. by William Ward, 1797 by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Lady by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Sir John Jervis in 1795 by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia when a Child by John Hoppner")
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_Regiment_of_Foot_-_(MeisterDrucke-1573622).jpg "An Unknown British Officer, Probably of 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, c.1800 by John Hoppner")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-980487).jpg "Portrait of Hugo Meynell by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Georgina, Countess of Bathurst and her son by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Sir Arthur Davies Owen, Knight by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Girl with a Rabbit by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "The Frankland Sisters by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Peter Dolland by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "A Worshipful Master by John Hoppner")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1456173).jpg "Henry Augustus Berkeley Craven and Keppel Richard Craven by John Hoppner")
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.jpg "Mrs Thornton by John Hoppner")
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