Henry Richard Hope-Pinker (1850 – 3 August 1927) was a British sculptor, notable for his portraits and statues of contemporary Victorian figures.

Biography

Hope-Pinker was born in Peckham in southeast London. His father was a builder and master mason, based in Hove, where Hope-Pinker received some training in stone carving before entering the Royal Academy Schools in London.[1] Working in London, Hope-Pinker became a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and was a specialist in portrait busts of high-profile contemporary figures.[2] He carved several statues, including one of Charles Darwin, for the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.[3] His bust of Henry Fawcett is in the National Portrait Gallery in London, which also hold two of his other works.[2][4]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Henry Richard Hope-Pinker". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.
  3. 1 2 "HR Pinker". Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. "Henry Richard Hope-Pinker". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. "Hew Locke challenges Empire in Birmingham". Hyperallergic. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. Historic England. "Statue of William Edward Forster (1066178)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. "James Martineau". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. "Robert Henry Soden Smith MA (1822-1890)". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

23 artworks by or after Henry Richard Hope-Pinker at the Art UK site

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