George Lance

This portraitback to top

Although this is the only portrait showing Lance with short hair, it undoubtedly represents him. It is very similar to a reproduction, apparently after a self-portrait (example in NPG).

Physical descriptionback to top

Brown eyes and brown hair, dark green neck-tie.

Provenanceback to top

The artist, presented by his daughter-in-law, Mrs Lance, 1913.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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