Hugh Howard ( 1675 - 1737 )

Birth: Dublin, Ireland (07 February 1675) Death: Pall Mall, London (17 March 1737) Burial: The church at Richmond, Surrey Profession: Portrait painter Career: Came to England with his father (1688); joined the suite of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (FRS 1685) on a journey through Holland and Italy (1697); returned to England (1700); spent some years in Dublin then returned to London; Keeper of the State Papers; Paymaster of the works belonging to the Crown; ceased painting and became a collector of works of art Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1696.