John Hoskins
Sir John Hoskins (1589 or 1590 – February 1664) was an English miniature painter, and the uncle of Samuel Cooper, who received his artistic education in Hoskins's Noble Mansion in England. • Illustration — Henrietta Maria of France by John Hoskins Hoskins was born in Wells England. His finest miniatures Royal & Noble painting are at Ham House, Montagu House, Windsor Castle, Amsterdam and in the Pierpont Morgan collection and collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Vertue stated that Hoskins had a son, and Redgrave added that the son painted a portrait of James II in 1686 and was paid £10, 5s.
Also recorded as John Hoskins (I) · John, I Hoskins · John Hoskins the Elder · John, the elder Hoskins
John Hoskins
John Hoskins · The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Edward B. Greene Collection · CC0
- Died
- 1664 · London.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Fields
- portrait
- Known for
- Portrait of Charles I, king of England · Portrait of Henriette Maria (1609-1669), wife of Charles I of England · Portrait of Henriëtte Maria of France (1609-1669) and wife of Charles I of England
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Sir John Hoskins (1589 or 1590 – February 1664) was an English miniature painter, and the uncle of Samuel Cooper, who received his artistic education in Hoskins's Noble Mansion in England. • Illustration — Henrietta Maria of France by John Hoskins Hoskins was born in Wells England. His finest miniatures Royal & Noble painting are at Ham House, Montagu House, Windsor Castle, Amsterdam and in the Pierpont Morgan collection and collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Vertue stated that Hoskins had a son, and Redgrave added that the son painted a portrait of James II in 1686 and was paid £10, 5s.
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Born at Wells in 1589, died in London in 1664.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Charles I, king of England, Portrait of Henriette Maria (1609-1669), wife of Charles I of England and Portrait of Henriëtte Maria of France (1609-1669), wife of Charles I of England. Work by John Hoskins is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum, Yale Center for British Art, Nationalmuseum and Musea Brugge.
Portrait of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia, 1630s, by John Hoskins
John Hoskins · The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Edward B. Greene Collection
A good servant, represented as a hybrid creature combining a man, a pig, an ass and a deer, carrying cleaning implements and having a padlocked mouth. Engraving after J. Hoskins., by John Hoskins
John Hoskins · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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