William Holl Sr
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Regency Portraits Catalogue
William Holl Sr
by Unknown artist
circa 1830
8 7/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (225 mm x 187 mm)
NPG 2912
This portraitback to top
No artist's name is attached to this drawing which appears to be by a different hand to the portrait of his son by T. W. Harland (NPG 2913), though the same paper has been used and both drawings were given to the Gallery at the same time (Richard Ormond, National Portrait Gallery: Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p 227). A third drawing, in red chalk of William Holl senior, was offered but declined. NPG 2912 is possibly by one of the sitter's sons, both artists of note. No other portrait of Holl is known.
Provenanceback to top
By descent to the sitter's son's daughter-in-law, Mrs Edgar Holl, and given by her and her daughter Mrs Madge Baker, 1937.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, 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.