early life and training charles howard hodges, a british painter, was born in 1764 in portsmouth. he began his artistic journey as a pupil of john raphael smith, a renowned artist of the time. in 1788, hodges visited amsterdam, which would later become his adopted home. career and notable works after a two-year stay in dublin, hodges moved to the hague in 1792, eventually settling in amsterdam in 1797. there, he worked under the guidance of johann friedrich august tischbein at the prinsengracht n° 205. hodges specialized in mezzotint and pastel techniques, which he had learned in england and…