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1807 Warwick, England - 1862 Richmond, Virginia. Known for: Portrait, profilist, interior, sculpture.
Born in Warwick, England, William Hubard became a portrait painter of historical interest, but his execution is considered awkward and ordinary. When he was a child, his early talent for cutting... Read full biography
Born in Warwick, England, William Hubard became a portrait painter of historical interest, but his execution is considered awkward and ordinary. When he was a child, his early talent for cutting likenesses was discovered by a man named Smith, who took advantage of him. Smith brought Hubard to the... Read full biography
Born in Warwick, England, William Hubard became a portrait painter of historical interest, but his execution is considered awkward and ordinary. When he was a child, his early talent for cutting likenesses was discovered by a man named Smith, who took advantage of him. Smith brought Hubard to the United States in 1824, and Hubard, after 3 years in Boston and New York, broke away from him. Gilbert Stuart persuaded Hubard to begin oil portraits, and with the help of Thomas Sully, he set up a... Read full biography
Born in Warwick, England, William Hubard became a portrait painter of historical interest, but his execution is considered awkward and ordinary. When he was a child, his early talent for cutting likenesses was discovered by a man named Smith, who took advantage of him. Smith brought Hubard to the United States in 1824, and Hubard, after 3 years in Boston and New York, broke away from him. Gilbert Stuart persuaded Hubard to begin oil portraits, and with the help of Thomas Sully, he set up a studio as a portrait painter in 1829. Between 1838 and 1851, he added genre and historical themes to his repertoire and in 1850 began sculpture. He spent his savings and seven years on a marble bust of George Washington, a copy of one by Jean Houdon.... Read full biography
Born in Warwick, England, William Hubard became a portrait painter of historical interest, but his execution is considered awkward and ordinary. When he was a child, his early talent for cutting likenesses was discovered by a man named Smith, who took advantage of him. Smith brought Hubard to the United States in 1824, and Hubard, after 3 years in Boston and New York, broke away from him. Gilbert Stuart persuaded Hubard to begin oil portraits, and with the help of Thomas Sully, he set up a studio as a portrait painter in 1829. Between 1838 and 1851, he added genre and historical themes to his repertoire and in 1850 began sculpture. He spent his savings and seven years on a marble bust of George Washington, a copy of one by Jean Houdon. When the Civil War began, he tried to recover his lost fortune by making ammunition for the Confederacy. He was killed in an explosion at the foun... Read full biography
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About William James Hubard: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsMaryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Balti.Orgmore, MD 21201-4674Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306The Valentine
1015 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271