Student Artwork Guide
Copyright This work is in the public domain. John Hoppner died in 1810; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1880.
In context
Cooke — John Hoppner
Row above: the year. Row below: the artist's age in that year.
Shaded: the lifetime of John Hoppner (1758–1810)
First works: up to 1793 Main working years: 1793–1800 Late works: from 1800
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell.
This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?
Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Phthalo Green #2e2712
Catalogued palette
The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 54.2% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 260 works by this artist, of which 55 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank.
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in Whitechapel, United Kingdom
john hoppner, a prominent english portrait painter, left an indelible mark on the art world with his vibrant colour palette. born in whitechapel, london, in 1758 to german parents, hoppner's life was marked by royal patronage and artistic brilliance.
at a young age, hoppner became a chorister at the royal chapel, but his inclination towards art led him to enter the royal academy in 1775.
in 1778, he received a silver medal for drawing from life, and in 1782, the gold medal for historical painting with his work on king lear.
john hoppner's portraits of women and children were deemed his most successful works by competent judges. his touch, characterized by breadth and freedom, gave his paintings a faint reflection of the charm of reynolds. notable works include:
mrs jordan as viola in 'twelfth night', now at english heritage (london, united kingdom), showcasing his mastery over portrait painting.
his portraits of the prince of wales, the duke and duchess of york, lord rodney, and lord nelson, which were hung in the state apartments at st james's palace, demonstrate his high societal connections.
john hoppner's life was marked by a chronic liver disease. he died on january 23, 1810. despite this, his legacy endures through his vibrant portraits that continue to captivate art lovers.
explore more of john hoppner's works at https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/johnhoppner.
discover the broader context of british art at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/art_of_the_united_kingdom.
for a deeper dive into the world of british art, consider the following:
discovering the artworks of dyrham park, united kingdom
sir edwin landseer lutyens, an english architect known for his imaginative adaptations.
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Look closely
Cooke — John Hoppner
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"Cooke" by John Hoppner is in the public domain - its copyright has expired. Copyright terms are measured from the artist's death, and John Hoppner died in 1810.
"Cooke" is attributed to John Hoppner.
An ochre to sepia hue runs through "Cooke" by John Hoppner.
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"Cooke" by John Hoppner uses an earthy palette, with phthalo green (#2e2712) as the dominant color.