Hugh Howard
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Hugh Howard was a portrait-painter and collector of works of art from Dublin.
. He came with his father to England in 1688, and showing a taste for painting joined in 1697 the suite of Thomas Herbert
, eighth earl of Pembroke, one of the plenipotentiaries for the treaty of Ryswyck, on a journey through Holland to Italy.
Howard remained in Italy
about three years studying with Carlo Maratti who has been described as the last painter in the Raphael
tradition. Howard returning to the British Isles in October 1700 and he then resided in Dublin. Howard settled in London eventually, where he practised for some time as a portrait-painter. Howard was appointed sinecure post of keeper of the state papers, and then paymaster of the works belonging to the crown. He was thus enabled to relinquish painting as a profession. Howard was a exceptional student of the arts and he was to find a new application for his training.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November , 1696.
and the Earl of Arundel
. Of note with regard to his finances was his marriage in 1714 to Thomasine, General Thomas Langston's heir.
Howard executed a few etchings, including one of Padre Resta, the collector; twenty-one drawings by him, including a portrait of Cardinal Albani, and some caricatures, are in the print room in the British Museum. Matthew Prior
wrote a poem in his honour. Howard died in Pall Mall
17 March 1737, and was buried in the church at Richmond, Surrey.
Howard inherited in 1728 part of Lord-chancellor West's library from his younger brother, William Howard
, M.P. for Dublin. He left his collections to his only surviving brother, Robert Howard, bishop of Elphin [see under Howard, Ralph], who removed them to Ireland. They remained in the possession of the latter's descendants, the Earls of Wicklow, until December 1873, when the Charles Howard the fifth Earl sold the collection of prints and drawings. 1,488 eighteenth and seventeenth century prints found their way in 1874 into the British Museum's collection.
Biography
Hugh Howard was born in Dublin on the 7 February 1675. He was the eldest son of Dr. Ralph Howard of Shelton, county WicklowCounty Wicklow
County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...
. He came with his father to England in 1688, and showing a taste for painting joined in 1697 the suite of Thomas Herbert
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne....
, eighth earl of Pembroke, one of the plenipotentiaries for the treaty of Ryswyck, on a journey through Holland to Italy.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
about three years studying with Carlo Maratti who has been described as the last painter in the Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
tradition. Howard returning to the British Isles in October 1700 and he then resided in Dublin. Howard settled in London eventually, where he practised for some time as a portrait-painter. Howard was appointed sinecure post of keeper of the state papers, and then paymaster of the works belonging to the crown. He was thus enabled to relinquish painting as a profession. Howard was a exceptional student of the arts and he was to find a new application for his training.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November , 1696.
Art collecting
The salaries of his new jobs combined with his private income far outweighed his costs, and Howard invested in purchasing works of art: medals, drawings and prints. He also bought from the collections of Sir Peter LelyPeter Lely
Sir Peter Lely was a painter of Dutch origin, whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.-Life:...
and the Earl of Arundel
Earl of Arundel
The title Earl of Arundel is the oldest extant Earldom and perhaps the oldest extant title in the Peerage of England. It is currently held by the Duke of Norfolk, and is used by his heir apparent as a courtesy title. It was created in 1138 for the Norman baron Sir William d'Aubigny...
. Of note with regard to his finances was his marriage in 1714 to Thomasine, General Thomas Langston's heir.
Howard executed a few etchings, including one of Padre Resta, the collector; twenty-one drawings by him, including a portrait of Cardinal Albani, and some caricatures, are in the print room in the British Museum. Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat.Prior was the son of a Nonconformist joiner at Wimborne Minster, East Dorset. His father moved to London, and sent him to Westminster School, under Dr. Busby. On his father's death, he left school, and was cared for by his uncle, a vintner in Channel...
wrote a poem in his honour. Howard died in Pall Mall
Pall Mall
-Places:* Pall Mall, urban downtown ares of Bendigo, Australia* Pall Mall, London, a street in the City of Westminster, London* Pall Mall, Tennessee, a small unincorporated community in Fentress County, Tennessee...
17 March 1737, and was buried in the church at Richmond, Surrey.
Howard inherited in 1728 part of Lord-chancellor West's library from his younger brother, William Howard
William Howard
-United Kingdom:* William Howard , nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the Howard Family* William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham -United Kingdom:* William Howard (judge) (d. 1308), nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the...
, M.P. for Dublin. He left his collections to his only surviving brother, Robert Howard, bishop of Elphin [see under Howard, Ralph], who removed them to Ireland. They remained in the possession of the latter's descendants, the Earls of Wicklow, until December 1873, when the Charles Howard the fifth Earl sold the collection of prints and drawings. 1,488 eighteenth and seventeenth century prints found their way in 1874 into the British Museum's collection.