Biography of William Hoare 1707-1792
William Hoare 1707-1792 is in Painters.
Around 1740. William Hoare (age 33). Portrait of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 56).
1742. William Hoare (age 35). Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 47).
Around 1750. William Hoare (age 43). Portrait of John Yorke (age 21).
Around 1750. William Hoare (age 43). Portrait of Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 30) and her brother William Hamilton (age 20).
William Hamilton: In 1730 he was born to Archibald Hamilton. In 1803 William Hamilton died.
Around 1754. William Hoare (age 47). Portrait of William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 45).
In 1755 [his son] Prince Hoare was born to William Hoare (age 48) at Bath, Somerset [Map].
1763. William Hoare (age 56). Portrait of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 72) wearing the Robes of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and holding the Great Seal.
On 10 Dec 1768 the Royal Academy was founded through a personal act of King George III (age 30) "to establish a school or academy of design for the use of students in the arts" with an annual exhibition.
The founder members included:
Joshua Reynolds (age 45); President.
Angelica Kauffmann (age 27); one of two female founding members.
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (age 33)
Francis Cotes (age 42)
Thomas Gainsborough (age 41)
William Tyler (age 40)
Johan Joseph Zoffany (age 35).