Sarah Hoare | |
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![]() Hoare in 1840 | |
Born | Sarah Hoare 1777 Bristol |
Died | 1856 (aged 78–79) Bath |
Occupation | Writer, artist |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | British |
Genres | Poetry, biography |
Subjects | Nature, Samuel Hoare Jr. |
Sarah Hoare (1777–1856) was a British writer and artist known for her scientific poetry.
Hoare was born on 7 July 1777 in Old Broad Street in the parish of St Peter le Poer, London to Samuel and Sarah (née Gurney) Hoare. [1]
In 1831, she wrote and illustrated Poems on Conchology and Botany. Hoare's book is an early example of a female Victorian author using observations and scientifically based research to inform her writing. [2] Hoare's poems are a rare example of a collection based on conchology. [2] It has been argued that Hoare and her contemporaries were influenced by the writings of Erasmus Darwin and in particular by his poem The Loves of Plants. [3]
Hoare was also an artist. The National Portrait Gallery holds a portrait of her father Samuel Hoare based on an original work by her. [4]
She died in Bath in 1856. [5] Hoare wrote a memoir of her father's life which was published posthumously in 1911.
Sarah Hoare | |
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![]() Hoare in 1840 | |
Born | Sarah Hoare 1777 Bristol |
Died | 1856 (aged 78–79) Bath |
Occupation | Writer, artist |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | British |
Genres | Poetry, biography |
Subjects | Nature, Samuel Hoare Jr. |
Sarah Hoare (1777–1856) was a British writer and artist known for her scientific poetry.
Hoare was born on 7 July 1777 in Old Broad Street in the parish of St Peter le Poer, London to Samuel and Sarah (née Gurney) Hoare. [1]
In 1831, she wrote and illustrated Poems on Conchology and Botany. Hoare's book is an early example of a female Victorian author using observations and scientifically based research to inform her writing. [2] Hoare's poems are a rare example of a collection based on conchology. [2] It has been argued that Hoare and her contemporaries were influenced by the writings of Erasmus Darwin and in particular by his poem The Loves of Plants. [3]
Hoare was also an artist. The National Portrait Gallery holds a portrait of her father Samuel Hoare based on an original work by her. [4]
She died in Bath in 1856. [5] Hoare wrote a memoir of her father's life which was published posthumously in 1911.