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Hubert von Herkomer

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German-born British artist (1849-1914)

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Sir Hubert von Herkomer was a Bavarian-born British painter, pioneering film-director, and composer. Though a very successful portrait artist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor.

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1895Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Sir Hubert von Herkomer was a Bavarian-born British painter, pioneering film-director, and composer. Though a very successful portrait artist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times showing the distraught family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is one of his best-known works.

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Lived 1849 to 1914 · aged 64
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