John Hoppner (4 April 175823 January 1810) was an English painter, much influenced by Joshua Reynolds, who achieved fame as a colourist.
Early life
thumb|Portrait of the Frankland sisters, 1795
thumb|Miss [[Mary Linwood, about 1800, John Hoppner V&A Museum no. 1439-1874]]
Hoppner was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of German parents – his mother was one of the German attendants at the royal palace.
According to the 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica: and in 1805 a volume of translations of Eastern tales into English verse.
- Wilson (sometimes known as William) Lascelles Hoppner (1788-?), artist
- Henry Parkyns Hoppner (1795–1833), officer of the Royal Navy, Arctic explorer, draughtsman/artist
- youngest unknown Hoppner
Death
In his later years Hoppner suffered from a chronic disease of the liver. He died on 23 January 1810.