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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.
  3. ^ a b "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.

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