Career
Hyde"s career started during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 as a war artist. Later he moved to Capri, where he discovered Ferrara and also introduced her to Sargent when he came to Capri in 1878. Sargent painted her at least twelve times during his year"s stay in Anacapri.
As of 2000 about 40 different paintings by Hyde were known.