Joseph Highmore

British artist (1692-1780)

Person human Q1707243

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: June 13, 1692
Date of death: March 3, 1780
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Canterbury
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom^[13]^[14]
Occupation: painter, illustrator, writer, portraitist, artist
Spouse: Susanna Highmore^[10]
Child: Susanna Duncombe, Anthony Highmore^[11]^[12]
Genre: history painting, portrait^[16]^[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by: Self-portrait^[21]
Described by source: Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[22]^[23]
Family name: Highmore^[18]
Given name: Joseph^[19]
Has works in the collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, National Galleries Scotland, Art Institute of Chicago, Yale Center for British Art, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery, Art Gallery of South Australia, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, National Library of Wales, Victoria Memorial, Führermuseum, Tate Britain, Valence House Museum, National Museum Cardiff, Manchester Art Gallery, Guildhall Art Gallery, Walker Art Gallery, Laing Art Gallery, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Holburne Museum, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, York Art Gallery, Saint Louis Art Museum, Harris Museum, Blake Museum, Wycombe Museum, Ulster Museum, Hunterian Museum, The Atkinson, City Art Centre, Audley End House, Waddesdon Manor, Cromwell Museum, Cannon Hall, Temple Newsam, Lydiard House, Mansion House, York, Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, Kelmarsh Hall, Wilberforce House, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Norfolk Museums Collections, Museum of Freemasonry, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library^[25]
P14608: 119103699
P14750: E886-2A1E-F9D1-919A-DD0A
Relative: Thomas Highmore^[20]

🏷️ Also known as

en Highmore en highmore j. en j. highmore en J. Highmore en Joseph Highmore en Mr. Highmore fa جوزف هایمور he ג'וזף היימור ja ジョセフ・ハイモア ru Джозеф Хаймор ru Хаймор, Джозеф sv Highmore, Joseph

🔖 Identifiers · 77

ISNI: 0000000066394816
VIAF cluster ID: 59886794
Library of Congress authority ID: n88097702
GND ID: 119103699
ARTIC artist ID: 34929
AbART person ID: 160797
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID: highmore-joseph-1692-1780-painter
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID: 3896
Art Renewal Center artist ID: 1972
Art UK artist ID: highmore-joseph-16921780
Artcyclopedia artist ID: highmore_joseph
Artists of the World ID: 00120622

Show all 77 identifiers +65

Artnet artist ID: joseph-highmore
Artsy artist ID: joseph-highmore
AskArt person ID: 9000197
Athenaeum person ID: 11445
Australian Prints + Printmaking artist ID: 1712
Benezit ID: B00087569
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 103989615, 16851589m
Bridgeman artist ID: 2624
British Museum person or institution ID: 31509
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: highmore-joseph
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00187131
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11047658
Christie's creator ID: 26955
DDB person (GND) ID: 119103699
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119103699
Electronic Enlightenment ID: highmjosep027915
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Joseph-Highmore
Europeana entity: agent/base/82424
FAST ID: 223606
FactGrid item ID: Jankovac
Freebase ID: /m/0bkn3c
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID: 991003992899707141
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m0bkn3c
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Joseph_Highmore
Grove Art Online ID: T038069
IdRef ID: 079094449
Invaluable.com person ID: 1s4sz3ukhi
Lex ID: Joseph_Highmore
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID: H/highmore-joseph
Met Constituent ID: 104801
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID: 31837
Museum-digital ID: 134661
MutualArt artist ID: 866E5F4DF3CA6333
NE.se ID: joseph-highmore
NUKAT ID: n2018245152
National Gallery of Art artist ID: 1397
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID: 1019
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000258101
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007457468905171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX821211
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp08044
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070553866
Open Library ID: OL936331A
OpenMLOL author ID: 413117
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 13247
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095936118
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID: 27085
Prabook ID: 2247948
RA Collections ID: 8342
RERO ID (legacy): A022842595
RKDartists ID: 38374
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 50873
Royal Academy ID: joseph-highmore
SBN author ID: NAPV194227
SNAC ARK ID: w6wt36kd
Tate artist ID: joseph-highmore-256
Treccani ID: joseph-highmore
UK National Archives ID: F45591
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500021340
Watercolour World artist ID: joseph-highmore
Web Gallery of Art artist ID: h/highmore
Wellcome Collection concept ID: j5a3g6sr
WikiTree person ID: Highmore-7
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJvhrJ6Gh6bBFP4KvhkRrq
YCBA agent ID: 35

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🔗 Connections

Has works in the collection 34

National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Britain, Tate, National Library of Wales, Victoria Memorial +26 more

Occupation 4

writer, artist, painter, illustrator

Country of citizenship 2

United Kingdom, Kingdom of Great Britain

Genre 2

portrait, history painting

Described by source 1

Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon

FactGrid item ID 1

Jankovac

Given name 1

Joseph

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

London

Place of death 1

Canterbury

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Joseph Highmore was born on June 13, 1692^[1], in London^[2]. He died on March 3, 1780^[3], in Canterbury^[4]. He worked as a painter^[5], illustrator^[6], writer^[7], portraitist^[8], and artist^[9].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Highmore born?

Joseph Highmore was born in London^[2].

Where did Joseph Highmore die?

Joseph Highmore died in Canterbury^[4].

Who was Joseph Highmore married to?

Joseph Highmore's spouses include Susanna Highmore^[10].

What did Joseph Highmore do for work?

Joseph Highmore worked as a painter^[5], illustrator^[6], writer^[7], portraitist^[8], and artist^[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Joseph Highmore — place of birth (P19): London. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Joseph Highmore — place of death (P20): Canterbury. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-30. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Joseph Highmore — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-25. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Joseph Highmore — spouse (P26): Susanna Highmore. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Joseph Highmore — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Great Britain. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Joseph Highmore — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. workwithdata.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28. workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Joseph Highmore — child (P40): Susanna Duncombe. Retrieved 2016-09-27. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Joseph Highmore — child (P40): Anthony Highmore. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Joseph Highmore — occupation (P106): painter. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Joseph Highmore — occupation (P106): illustrator. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Joseph Highmore — occupation (P106): writer. Retrieved 2019-05-23. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Joseph Highmore — occupation (P106): portraitist. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Joseph Highmore — occupation (P106): artist. workwithdata.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28. workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Joseph Highmore — genre (P136): history painting. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Joseph Highmore — genre (P136): portrait. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Joseph Highmore — date of birth (P569): June 13, 1692. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-23. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Joseph Highmore — date of death (P570): March 3, 1780. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-26. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Joseph Highmore — family name (P734): Highmore. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Joseph Highmore — given name (P735): Joseph. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Joseph Highmore — relative (P1038): Thomas Highmore. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Joseph Highmore — depicted by (P1299): Self-portrait. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Joseph Highmore — described by source (P1343): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Joseph Highmore — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Joseph Highmore — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-12. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Joseph Highmore — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library. wikidata.org.

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