Henry Hoare of Beckenham (1744-1785)
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1760
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
585 x 430 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730763
Summary
Pastel on paper, Henry Hoare of Beckenham (1744-1785) by William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792). A half-length portrait, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator wearing a blue coat with silver frogging. He was the second son of Sir Richard Hoare and Elizabeth Rust, and younger brother of Sir Richard, 1st Baronet; in 1765 he married Mary, daughter of William Hoare of Bath. He was known as 'Fat Harry', or "Sweet-blooded Hal" (see Garrick's poem in Richard Colt Hoare's Pedigrees).
Makers and roles
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792), artist