James Clarke Hook [SEP] date of death
James Clarke Hook
James Clarke Hook RA (21 November 1819 – 14 April 1907) was an English painter and etcher of marine, genre and historical scenes, and landscapes.
Life.
Hook was born in London, the son of James Hook, a draper and one time Judge of the Mixed Commission Court in Sierra Leone. His mother was the second daughter of Bible scholar Dr Adam Clarke - hence the painter's second name. Young Hook's first taste of the sea was on board the Berwick smacks which
works can be found at the James Clarke Hook website.
Further reading.
- Allan James Hook, "Life of James Clarke Hook - 3 volumes" (Butler and Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London, 1929–32).
- Juliet McMaster (Ed.), "Woman Behind the Painter, The Diaries of Rosalie, Mrs. James Clarke Hook", 2006.
External links.
- James Clarke Hook (Dr. Juliet McMaster's website - University of Alberta)
- J. C. Hook online (