JOHN HOSKINS the Younger
(1620s-After 1703)A Gentleman, traditionally called Charles Fleetwood, later Lord Fleetwood (circa 1618-1692), wearing armour and lawn collar; circa 1655
Watercolour on vellum
Inscribed verso, in a later hand, ‘11 / General Fleetwood’
Oval, 57 mm (2 ¼ in) high
Turned wood frame with later scroll plate
£18,500
The painter of this portrait was John Hoskins the Younger, son of the well-known elder artist. For a long time, differentiating the hands of the two was seen as almost impossible. The younger is believed to have worked in his father’s studio for over ten years as an apprentice before being employed as an assistant.[3] Compared to his father, John Hoskins the Younger lived in a far more peaceful and politically stable climate. Hoskins the Elder was employed by the Court before the outbreak of the English Civil War and had adapted to paint during the war, capturing those on opposing sides and then into the Interregnum.
Hoskins the younger was likely taught the art of limning alongside his older cousin Samuel Cooper. The similarity between their styles attests to this, but Cooper soon became the most sought-after miniaturist in England and garnered an International reputation. The workshop of Hoskins, which had been so successful during the reign of Charles I, suffered from the success of its most promising pupil. Family loyalty to Hoskins the elder might be behind the commission of this officer, painted against a distinctive half-sky blue background.
[1] Yale Center for British Art, accession number B1974.2.12.
[2] Rosenbach Foundation, Philadelphia.
[3] E Rutherford, et. al. Warts and All: The Portrait Miniatures of Samuel Cooper, London, Philip Mould & Company, 2013, p.98.
Private Collection, UK.
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