Sarah Hoare

Sarah Hoare (1777–1856) was a British writer and artist known for her scientific poetry.

Sarah Hoare
Hoare in 1840
Born	Sarah Hoare 1777 (1777) Bristol, England
Died	1856 (aged 78–79) Bath, England
Nationality	British
Citizenship	British
Occupation(s)	Writer, artist
Parents	Samuel Hoare Jr (father) Sarah Gurney (mother)
Writing career
Language	English
Genres	Poetry, biography
Subjects	Nature, Samuel Hoare Jr.

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)