Period Portraits has dated this piece to the Regency era.
The handsome and elegant young sitter is depicted half-length seated within an extensive landscape, With his light chestnut hair his sparkling eyes averted away from the viewer, and he leans on a table preparing a pipe, likely for his father.
Master Hull wears the highly fashionable attire of wealthy young gentlemen of the period, namely a shimmering brown velvet suit worn over a wide white pleated and frilled collar.
This early 19th century evocation of childhood is in an excellent state of conservation and comes ready to hang and enjoy in its original gilt composition frame. For a companion work of the sitters brother, please see our other listing These beguiling portraits are available individually at the price listed below. Alternatively they may be purchased as a pair in their matching frames, by negotiation.
John Hopper (1759-1801)
Hoppner was born in London to German parents who lived at the court of King George II. There were rumours that Hoppner was the illegitimate child of George III, but although Hoppner himself never denied this, there is no credible evidence to support these claims. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1775 until 1781, the year in which he married Phoebe Wright. Throughout the 1780s his reputation as a portraitist advanced, until by the end of the decade he was widely regarded as a worthy successor to Reynolds and Gainsborough. The early 1800s brought considerable success for Hoppner, but his frail health was increasingly failing. He died in London aged only 51.
Framed:62cm x 71cm
Price: £4800
Provenance: The Hull family of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Direct descendants of that family.
Period Portraits has dated this piece to the Regency era.
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Circle of John Hoppner 1758-1810 - English Regency Portrait of Master Hull Preparing a Pipe
