Mrs Walter Frith, by George Percy Jacomb-HoodInvestiture of the Star of India
Jacomb-Hood was born on 6 July 1857 at Redhill in Surrey, the fourth of nine children (two of whom died in infancy) of Robert Jacomb-Hood (1822–1900) and Jane Stothard Littlewood (1827–1869). His grandfather, a yeoman farmer in Essex was born Robert Jacomb (1794–1857), but was a cousin of William Hood, the last male member of his family, who left his estate at Bardon, Leicestershire to him on condition that he took the additional surname of Hood, the estate having been in the Hood family since the 1620s.[2] His father was Chief Engineer on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1846–1860.[3]
Jacomb-Hood regularly produced illustrations for The Graphic who gave him a number of overseas assignments. In 1896 the magazine sent him to Greece and to Delhi in 1902. He accompanied the Prince and Princess of Wales on their 1905 tour of India and was a member of George V's personal staff on his 1911 tour of India.[5] He also painted Madeleine Shaw-Lefevre in her role as principal of Somerville College, Oxford.
He wrote an autobiography in 1925, entitled With Brush and Pencil.[6]
Personal lifeedit
Jacomb-Hood married The Hon Henrietta Kemble de Hochepied-Larpent (1867–1941), daughter of Arthur de Hochepied Larpent, 8th Baron de Hochepied on 28 June 1910.[7] On their marriage, John Singer Sargent, a friend and neighbour of Jacomb-Hood's in Chelsea, gave them his watercolour Italian Sailing Vessels at Anchor (c 1904–07) inscribed "to my friend Jacomb Hood" and now at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, presented in 1943 by her sister and heiress.[8]
Italian Sailing Vessels at Anchor by John Singer Sargent, c. 1904-07
Known as Reta, her sister The Hon Sybil Marguerite Gonne de Hochepied-Larpent, OBE (1867–1941) married Philip Napier Miles and Jacomb-Hood was a friend of his cousin Frank Miles. Another sister, The Hon Clarissa Catherine de Hochepied-Larpent, married the soldier and artist Colonel Robert Charles Goff. The Jacomb-Hoods lived in Chelsea after Frank Miles's death when Jacomb-Hood's father bought Miles's house in Tite Street from his executors and also had a house in Rye, East Sussex.
He died on 11 December 1929 at Philip Napier Miles's villa at Alassio in Italy.[9][10][11]
Referencesedit
^Blackett-Ord, Carol. "George Percy Jacomb-Hood". Biographies. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^"Robert Jacomb-Hood". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^"List of Members", Catalogue of the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art, London: Society of Graphic Art: 45–48, January 1921
^Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN1-85149-173-2.
^Hood, George Percy Jacomb (1925). "With brush and pencil".
^Death certificate in Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
^Wright, Christopher; Gordon, Catherine May (2006). British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press. ISBN0300117302.
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grandfather a yeoman farmer in Essex was born Robert Jacomb 1794 1857 but was a cousin of William Hood the last male member of his family who left his estate at Bardon Leicestershire to him on condition that he took the additional surname of Hood the estate having been in the Hood family since the 1620s 2 His father was Chief Engineer on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1846 1860 3 Jacomb Hood was educated at Tonbridge School and the Slade School of Fine Art as well as studying while touring abroad in Paris and Madrid He was a member of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers the Savile Club was Honorary Treasurer of the Chelsea Arts Club member of the New English Art Club and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters He exhibited at the first exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art in London in 1921 4 Career editJacomb Hood regularly produced illustrations for The Graphic who gave him a number of overseas assignments In 1896 the magazine sent him to Greece and to Delhi in 1902 He accompanied the Prince and Princess of Wales on their 1905 tour of India and was a member of George V s personal staff on his 1911 tour of India 5 He also painted Madeleine Shaw Lefevre in her role as principal of Somerville College Oxford He wrote an autobiography in 1925 entitled With Brush and Pencil 6 Personal life editJacomb Hood married The Hon Henrietta Kemble de Hochepied Larpent 1867 1941 daughter of Arthur de Hochepied Larpent 8th Baron de Hochepied on 28 June 1910 7 On their marriage John Singer Sargent a friend and neighbour of Jacomb Hood s in Chelsea gave them his watercolour Italian Sailing Vessels at Anchor c 1904 07 inscribed to my friend Jacomb Hood and now at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford presented in 1943 by her sister and heiress 8 nbsp Italian Sailing Vessels at Anchor by John Singer Sargent c 1904 07Known as Reta her sister The Hon Sybil Marguerite Gonne de Hochepied Larpent OBE 1867 1941 married Philip Napier Miles and Jacomb Hood was a friend of his cousin Frank Miles Another sister The Hon Clarissa Catherine de Hochepied Larpent married the soldier and artist Colonel Robert Charles Goff The Jacomb Hoods lived in Chelsea after Frank Miles s death when Jacomb Hood s father bought Miles s house in Tite Street from his executors and also had a house in Rye East Sussex He died on 11 December 1929 at Philip Napier Miles s villa at Alassio in Italy 9 10 11 References edit Blackett Ord Carol George Percy Jacomb Hood Biographies National Portrait Gallery London Retrieved 27 October 2015 History of ownership of Bardon Park Bardon Park Chapel Archived from the original on 5 September 2011 Retrieved 22 December 2015 Robert Jacomb Hood Grace s Guide to British Industrial History Retrieved 22 December 2015 List of Members Catalogue of the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art London Society of Graphic Art 45 48 January 1921 Brian Stewart amp Mervyn Cutten 1997 The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920 Antique Collectors Club ISBN 1 85149 173 2 Hood George Percy Jacomb 1925 With brush and pencil The descendants of William Jacomb http artdaily com news 96850 Dulwich hosts major exhibition of watercolours by John Singer Sargent XSjLOGdYaUk bare URL http www waeve co uk genealogy deHochepied toc2 pdf bare URL PDF Death certificate in Register of Births Marriages and Deaths Wright Christopher Gordon Catherine May 2006 British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland Yale University Press ISBN 0300117302 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Percy Jacomb Hood 37 artworks by or after George Percy Jacomb Hood at the Art UK site G P Jacomb Hood at Library of Congress with 24 library catalogue records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Percy Jacomb Hood amp oldid 1168812806, wikipedia, wiki, 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