Henry Richard Hope-Pinker Explained

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII. Henry Richard Hope-Pinker. 2011. 23 March 2023. Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. 13 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713211233/https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1203021577. dead.
  2. Book: James Mackay . Antique Collectors' Club . 1977. The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze . 0902028553.
  3. Web site: HR Pinker . Courtauld Institute of Art . 24 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Henry Richard Hope-Pinker . National Portrait Gallery . 27 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Hew Locke challenges Empire in Birmingham . 17 June 2022. Hyperallergic . 28 March 2023.
  6. Web site: James Martineau . National Portrait Gallery . 28 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Robert Henry Soden Smith MA (1822-1890). Victoria and Albert Museum. 31 March 2023.