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Authorised form of nameHoward; Hugh (1675 - 1737); portrait-painter and art collector
Dates1675 - 1737
NationalityBritish
Place of birthDublin, Ireland, Europe
Date of birth07 February 1675
Place of deathPall Mall, London, England
Date of death17 March 1737
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
The church at Richmond, Surrey, England
OccupationPortrait painter
ActivityCareer:
Came to England with his father (1688); joined the suite of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (FRS 1685) on a journey through Holland and Italy (1697); returned to England (1700); spent some years in Dublin then returned to London; Keeper of the State Papers; Paymaster of the works belonging to the Crown; ceased painting and became a collector of works of art
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1696
Age at election21
RelationshipsParents: Dr Ralph Howard of Shelton, Co Wicklow, Ireland, Europe
Spouse: Thomasine, daughter of General Thomas Langston
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA914
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