Sarah Hoare
British author and artist (1777–1856)
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Sarah Hoare (7 July 1777 – 1856) was a British writer and artist known for her scientific poetry.
7 July 1777
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| Born | Sarah Hoare 7 July 1777 Bristol, England |
| Died | 1856 (aged 78–79) Bath, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupations | Writer, artist |
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| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Poetry, biography |
| Subjects | Nature, Samuel Hoare Jr. |
Biography
Hoare was born on 7 July 1777 in Old Broad Street in the parish of St Peter le Poer, London, England, 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 the 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 that was published posthumously in 1911.
Bibliography
- "A poem on the pleasures and advantages of botanical pursuits" (Women Poets of the Romantic Period, 1826)
- The brother, or, A few poems intended for the instruction of very young persons (1827)
- Poems on Conchology and Botany (Bristol: Simpkin & Marshall, 1831)
- Memoirs of Samuel Hoare by his daughter Sarah and his widow Hannah (London: Headley Brothers, 1911)
