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Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)

(1735-1811), Painter

Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 63 portraits
Portrait painter. The son of the architect George Dance the Elder he started his career in Rome 1754-65, where he painted history pictures and conversation pieces. A successful London portrait painter in the 1770s, he retired from practice after marrying well and in later years lived as a country gentleman, representing East Grinstead in Parliament. He was created a baronet in 1800.

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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 336

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, 1767-1769
NPG 336

David Garrick, by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 3639

David Garrick

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
pencil, 1771
NPG 3639

Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel), by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 3640

Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel)

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
pencil, 1771
NPG 3640

Robert Clive, studio of Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 39

Robert Clive

studio of Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, circa 1773 or after
NPG 39

Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt), by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 3626

Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, circa 1773
NPG 3626

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 3627

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, 1773-1774
NPG 3627

Capability Brown, by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 6049

Capability Brown

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, circa 1773
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6049

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 276

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
pastel, based on a work of 1775
NPG 276

Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer, by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 1345

Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, circa 1776
NPG 1345

Capability Brown, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 1490

Capability Brown

after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, based on a work from late 1770s
NPG 1490

Arthur Murphy, by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG 10

Arthur Murphy

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, 1777
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 10

Alexander Russell, by Thomas Trotter, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D14288

Alexander Russell

by Thomas Trotter, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
etching, circa 1750-1770
NPG D14288

Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway, possibly by Edward Fisher, probably after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D19130

Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway

possibly by Edward Fisher, probably after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, circa 1765-1785
NPG D19130

Frederick Cornwallis, by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D34132

Frederick Cornwallis

by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
line engraving, 1768
NPG D34132

Frederick Cornwallis, by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D34133

Frederick Cornwallis

by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
line engraving, 1768
NPG D34133

Frederick Cornwallis, by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D1558

Frederick Cornwallis

by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 1769
NPG D1558

Frederick Cornwallis, by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D1559

Frederick Cornwallis

by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 1769
NPG D1559

Frederick Cornwallis, by Edward Fisher, published by Robert Sayer, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D14516

Frederick Cornwallis

by Edward Fisher, published by Robert Sayer, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 1769
NPG D14516

Richard Terrick, by and published by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D40529

Richard Terrick

by and published by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D40529

Richard Terrick, by and published by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D40530

Richard Terrick

by and published by Edward Fisher, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D40530

Capability Brown, by John Keyse Sherwin, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D16434

Capability Brown

by John Keyse Sherwin, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
line and stipple engraving, 1770-1790 (circa 1769)
NPG D16434

Sir Armine Wodehouse, by Charles Townley, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D36316

Sir Armine Wodehouse

by Charles Townley, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 1772
NPG D36316

Mai (Omai), by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D14242

Mai (Omai)

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
etching and stipple engraving, published 25 October 1774
NPG D14242

Basil Feilding, 6th Earl of Denbigh, by John Watts, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D35015

Basil Feilding, 6th Earl of Denbigh

by John Watts, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 14 June 1775
NPG D35015

Thomas Mudge, by Luigi Schiavonetti, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D20468

Thomas Mudge

by Luigi Schiavonetti, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
stipple engraving, circa 1775-1800
NPG D20468

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst; Apsley Bathurst (when Viscount Apsley and a boy), by Thomas Watson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D7079

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst; Apsley Bathurst (when Viscount Apsley and a boy)

by Thomas Watson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, 1776 (1775)
NPG D7079

Martha Ray, by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D39222

Martha Ray

by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, (1777)
NPG D39222

Thomas Broughton, by Robert Dunkarton, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D32210

Thomas Broughton

by Robert Dunkarton, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, 1778
NPG D32210

Martha Ray, by and published by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D3997

Martha Ray

by and published by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 25 May 1779 (1777)
NPG D3997

Martha Ray, by and published by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D14336

Martha Ray

by and published by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 25 May 1779 (1777)
NPG D14336

Martha Ray, by and published by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D18844

Martha Ray

by and published by Valentine Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 25 May 1779 (1777)
NPG D18844

James Cook, by John Keyse Sherwin, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D2201

James Cook

by John Keyse Sherwin, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
line engraving, published 1 August 1784
NPG D2201

James Cook, by and published by John Keyse Sherwin, published by Robert Wilkinson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D14061

James Cook

by and published by John Keyse Sherwin, published by Robert Wilkinson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
line engraving, published 1 August 1784
NPG D14061

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, by Thomas Burke, published by William Austin, published by William Dickinson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D35005

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

by Thomas Burke, published by William Austin, published by William Dickinson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 20 March 1785 (1773-1774)
NPG D35005

Francis Grose, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D32253

Francis Grose

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
etching, published 1787
NPG D32253

Francis Grose, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D19464

Francis Grose

after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
pencil, published 5 November 1787
NPG D19464

Robert Clive, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D42733

Robert Clive

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
stipple engraving, 1788
NPG D42733

Jeremiah Meyer, by William Pether, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D38393

Jeremiah Meyer

by William Pether, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, 1789
NPG D38393

Jeremiah Meyer, by William Pether, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D38394

Jeremiah Meyer

by William Pether, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, 1789
NPG D38394

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D19066

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, circa 1792
NPG D19066

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