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Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer
17 of 30 portraits on display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer
by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, circa 1776
29 in. x 24 in. (737 mm x 610 mm)
Purchased, 1903
Primary Collection
NPG 1345
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Sitterback to top
- Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer (1708-1781), Chancellor of the Exchequer and rake. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) (1735-1811), Painter. Artist associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This portrait depicts Dashwood later in life but he had been painted some years earlier by Hogarth in the guise of St Francis worshipping at the 'Temple of Venus'.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 141
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 372
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