Frank Holl (1845-1888), Painter and son of Francis Holl
Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 17 portraits
Frank Holl was a painter and illustrator. He received his first art instruction from his father, Francis Holl. At the age of fifteen Holl entered the Royal Academy schools, where in 1862 he was awarded a silver medal for drawing and in 1863 the gold medal for a religious subject, Abraham about to Sacrifice Isaac. In 1864 he exhibited two paintings at the Royal Academy, where he continued to show his work regularly until his death. Holl was elected an Academician of the Royal Academy in 1878 and RA in 1883.
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas, 1863
NPG 2531
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas
NPG 2530
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
pen and wash, 1879
NPG 1751
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas, 1879
NPG 2532
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas, 1883
NPG 2466
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas, circa 1883
NPG 1596
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas, 1886
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1604
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas, 1886
NPG 2911
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
oil on canvas, 1888
On display at Royal Courts of Justice, London
NPG 1410
Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mezzotint, published 31 March 1884
NPG D36340
John Wilson-Patten, Baron Winmarleigh
by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mezzotint, published 22 July 1884
NPG D37065
Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester
by James Scott, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mezzotint, 1886
NPG D33183
Harry George Vane, 4th Duke of Cleveland
by Charles Algernon Tomkins, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mezzotint, (1886)
NPG D33442
Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1850s)
NPG D38914
after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
chromolithograph, (1877)
NPG D39713
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
by Gerald Philip Robinson, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mezzotint, published 1 February 1890 (1888)
NPG D42009
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
by James Donald Milner, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
pencil drawing, 1927 (1884)
NPG D8903
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