Henry Parkyns Hoppner | |
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Born | 1795 London |
Died | 22 December 1833 Lisbon | (aged 37–38)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMS Fury |
Battles / wars | Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 |
Relations | Father, portraitist John Hoppner, Mother, Phoebe Wright, daughter of American sculptor Patience Lovell Wright |
Captain Henry Parkyns Hoppner (1795 – 22 December 1833) was an officer of the Royal Navy, Arctic explorer, draughtsman[1] and artist. His career included two ill-fated voyages culminating in the loss of HMS Alceste in 1816 and HMS Fury in 1825.