Brief Biography-William Hodges was born in London in 1744. He trained and worked in the atelier of Richard Wilson in Covent Garden, who forever influenced his landscapes. His most famous works were from his voyages of the Pacific with Captain Cook as a draughtsman. In 1779, he went to India for six years and afterwards visited Russia. On his return, he exhibited at the Royal Academy and was elected Academician in 1778. His career abruptly ended in 1794 when the Duke of York dismissed his work. He entered a banking venture that failed and died a few years later.