Frank Holl
(1845-1888), Painter; son of Francis HollFrancis Montague ('Frank') Holl
Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 20 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 Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1863
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas
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by Frank Holl
pen and wash, 1879
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1879
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1883
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1883
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1883
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1886
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1886
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by Frank Holl
oil on canvas, 1888
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Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon
by Frank Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1850s)
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after Frank Holl
chromolithograph, (1877)
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Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Frank Holl
mezzotint, published 31 March 1884
NPG D36340
John Wilson-Patten, Baron Winmarleigh
by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Frank Holl
mezzotint, published 22 July 1884
NPG D37065
Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester
by James Scott, after Frank Holl
mezzotint, 1886
NPG D33183
Harry George Powlett (né Vane), 4th Duke of Cleveland
by Charles Algernon Tomkins, after Frank Holl
mezzotint, (1886)
NPG D33442
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
by Gerald Philip Robinson, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after 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 Frank Holl
pencil drawing, 1927 (1884)
NPG D8903
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Charles John Tomkins, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mixed-method engraving pasted down onto board, published 10 April 1884
NPG D49705
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Charles John Tomkins, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mixed-method engraving pasted down onto board, published 10 April 1884
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