James Clarke Hook, RA

1884

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Leyde's etching reproduces Millais's sensitive portrait of a fellow artist, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1883 (now private collection). Hook's seaside landscapes and genre pictures celebrating the virtues of humble people, were widely admired by his Victorian contemporaries. Praised by both Baudelaire and Ruskin, his paintings remain under appreciated today. The artist's dedication to the out-doors and reforming character are suggested by his rough suit and direct expression (a life-long Methodist and political Liberal, Hook organized regular public meetings at his home in Churt to benefit his humbler neighbors).

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Title: James Clarke Hook, RA
Engraver: Otto Theodore Leyde (British (born Germany), Wehlau 1835–1897 Edinburgh)
Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
Publisher: Knoedler, Washington DC
Publisher: British and Foreign Artists' Association (London)
Sitter: James Clarke Hook (British, London 1819–1907 Silverbeck, Surrey)
Date: 1884
Medium: Etching and drypoint on chine collé
Dimensions: Plate: 14 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (36.5 × 29 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 13 11/16 in. (50.3 × 34.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2016
Object Number: 2016.774.9
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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