Joseph Highmore
Joseph Highmore (born June 13, 1692 in London , † March 3, 1780 in Canterbury ) was an English portrait and history painter , illustrator and art writer.
Live and act
Education and early years
Highmore was the third son of the English coal merchant Edward Highmore and nephew of the court painter Thomas Highmore . Between 1707 and 1715 he completed a law degree, but felt more drawn to painting, so that he attended Sir Godfrey Kneller's drawing school from 1713 , as well as anatomical lectures by William Cheselden . In 1715 he started his career as a portrait painter and a year later married the poet Susanna Hiller , who brought a rich inheritance into the marriage. From 1720 he attended the art school directed by John Vanderbank and Louis Chéron in St. Martin's Lane.
Successful middle years
In 1722 he had trained himself in his drawing technique and his anatomy knowledge to such an extent that he could illustrate Cheselden's Anatomy of the Human Body . His portraiture was particularly valued in higher circles. In 1732 he traveled to the Netherlands and Düsseldorf , in 1734 to Paris , where he was particularly impressed by the works of Peter Paul Rubens . After his return to England he continued to perfect his art and created a series of 12 paintings based on Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela in 1743–1744 , which he had in 1745 re-engraved. The famous writer then became a close friend of Highmore and was his model several times. Highmore also liked to move in the upper literary circles around Richardson. In 1746 he donated a religious history painting ( Hagar and Ishmael ) for the assembly room of the Foundling Hospital in London .
Retirement
In 1761 Highmore gave up painting and moved to Canterbury, becoming a moral essay writer and art writer. He died in Canterbury at the age of 87 and found his final resting place in the cathedral there .
Media coverage
On March 25, 2018, an episode of the NDR's Lieb & Teuer program was broadcast, moderated by Janin Ullmann and filmed in Reinbek Castle . Therein with the antiquarian Daniel Schramm 12 sheets of a second edition of 1762 of the Pamela series were discussed, which was first engraved in 1745 by Louis Truchy (1731–1764) and Guillaume Philippe Benoist (1725–1770) on behalf of Highmore after his series Pamela .
Fonts
- The Practice of Perspective. On the Principles of Dr. Brook Taylor. A. Millar and J. Nourse, London 1763. ( Internet Archive ).
literature
- Alison Shepherd Lewis: Joseph Highmore, 1692-1780 . Diss. Harvard University. Cambridge, Mass. 1975.
- Jacqueline Riding: Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) . Diss. University of York 2012.
Web links
- Tate Gallery: Joseph Highmore: Artist Biography
- Joseph Highmore online (Artcyclopedia)
- Joseph Highmore on Artnet
- Prominent artists in "Pamela" (University of Michigan)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Highmore, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English portrait and history painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1692 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1780 |
| Place of death | Canterbury |