Hubert von Herkomer

Hubert von Herkomer
Harold Baker, Public domain

(1849–1914) tysk-brittisk målare och grafiker

Hubert von Herkomer (1849–1914) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Hubert von Herkomer belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Hubert von Herkomer was born in Waal and died in Budleigh Salterton. Hubert von Herkomer trained at Royal College of Art. Hubert von Herkomer became a member of Royal Academy of Arts and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, and Knight of the Legion of Honour. The students included Knud Søeborg, Mia Arnesby Brown, and Leonhard Boldt.

The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 224 works by Hubert von Herkomer with free images. The dated works span the years 1862–1914. Works by Hubert von Herkomer are held by several collections, among them Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, and National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Nikolaus Geiger, Julien Dillens, Carl Fredrik Hill, Robert Barrett Browning, and Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench.