William Hoare 1707-1792

Around 1707 William Hoare was born.

Around 1740. William Hoare [aged 33]. Portrait of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 56].

1742. William Hoare [aged 35]. Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield [aged 47].

Around 1750. William Hoare [aged 43]. Portrait of Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 30] and her brother William Hamilton [aged 20].

William Hamilton: In 1730 he was born to Archibald Hamilton. In 1803 William Hamilton died.

Around 1750. William Hoare [aged 43]. Portrait of John Yorke [aged 21].

Around 1754. William Hoare [aged 47]. Portrait of William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham [aged 45].

In 1755 [his son] Prince Hoare was born to William Hoare [aged 48] at Bath, Somerset [Map].

1762-1763. William Hoare [aged 55]. Portrait of Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 36].

1763. William Hoare [aged 56]. Portrait of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke [aged 72] wearing the Robes of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and holding the Great Seal.

On 10th December 1768 the Royal Academy was founded through a personal act of King George III [aged 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 [aged 45]; President.

Angelica Kauffmann [aged 27]; one of two female founding members.

Nathaniel Dance-Holland [aged 33]

Francis Cotes [aged 42]

Thomas Gainsborough [aged 41]

William Tyler [aged 40]

William Hoare [aged 61]

Johan Joseph Zoffany [aged 35].

On 12th December 1792 William Hoare [aged 85] died.