Sarah Hoare

Sarah Hoare
Sarah Hoare
	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 author and artist known for her scientific poetry.

Biography

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]

Calla aethiopica by Sarah Hoare

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.

Bibliography

A poem on the pleasures and advantages of botanical pursuits (1826)
The brother, or, A few poems intended for the instruction of very young persons (1827)
Poems on Conchology and Botany (1831)
Memoirs of Samuel Hoare by his daughter Sarah and his widow Hannah (1911)

References

General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England
Moine, Fabienne (2015). Women Poets in the Victorian Era Cultural Practices and Nature Poetry. Oxfordshire: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Ltd. pp. 219–223. ISBN 9781472464774.
Priestman, Martin (2013). The Poetry of Erasmus Darwin: Enlightened Spaces, Romantic Times. Oxfordshire: Routledge The Taylor & Francis Group. p. 74. ISBN 9781472419545.
"Sarah Hoare (1777–1856), artist". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
Dr. Sam George (2007). Botany, Sexuality and Women's Writing, 1760–1830: From Modest Shoot to Forward Plant. Manchester University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7190-7697-8.

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[1] General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, RG 6. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England

[Moine2015-2] Moine, Fabienne (2015). Women Poets in the Victorian Era Cultural Practices and Nature Poetry. Oxfordshire: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Ltd. pp. 219–223. ISBN 9781472464774.

[Priestman2013-3] Priestman, Martin (2013). The Poetry of Erasmus Darwin: Enlightened Spaces, Romantic Times. Oxfordshire: Routledge The Taylor & Francis Group. p. 74. ISBN 9781472419545.

[NPG2017-4] "Sarah Hoare (1777–1856), artist". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

[George2007-5] Dr. Sam George (2007). Botany, Sexuality and Women's Writing, 1760–1830: From Modest Shoot to Forward Plant. Manchester University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7190-7697-8.