Henry Richard Hope-Pinker
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Henry Richard Hope-Pinker (1850 – 3 August 1927) was a British sculptor, notable for his portraits and statues of contemporary Victorian figures.
Hope-Pinker was born in Peckham in southeast London. His father was a builder and master mason, based in Hove, where Hope-Pinker received some training in stone carving before entering the Royal Academy Schools in London.[1] Working in London, Hope-Pinker became a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and was a specialist in portrait busts of high-profile contemporary figures.[2] He carved several statues, including one of Charles Darwin, for the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.[3] His bust of Henry Fawcett is in the National Portrait Gallery in London, which also hold two of his other works.[2][4] Hope-Pinker became a member of the Art Workers' Guild in 1885, and was elected as Master in 1915.[5]
