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Self-portrait of Nathaniel Dance-Holland, circa 1773.
Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1st Baronet RA (8 May 1735 – 15 October 1811) was a notable English portrait painter and later a politician.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Family
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Early life
The third son of architect George Dance the Elder, Dance (he added the 'Holland' suffix later in life) studied art under Francis Hayman, and like many contemporaries also studied in Italy. There he met Angelica Kauffman, and painted several historic and classical paintings.
Career
On his return to England, he became a successful portrait painter. With Hayman and his architect brother George Dance the Younger, he was one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.
He was commissioned to paint King George III and his queen, plus Captain James Cook and actor David Garrick. His group portrait The Pybus Family (1769) is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.[1]
James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
In 1790, he gave up his artistic career and became Member of Parliament for East Grinstead in Sussex. He served this seat until 1802 when he moved to Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, serving until 1806. In 1807 he returned to East Grinstead, serving until his death in 1811. He was made a baronet in 1800, which became extinct upon his death.
Family
He was married to Harriet, the daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet and the widow of Thomas Dummer (died 1781), for whom his brother had designed the house at Cranbury Park, near Winchester.[2] They lived at Little Wittenham Manor in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire).[3] His wife survived him until 1825.[2]
His nephew, Sir Nathaniel Dance (1748–1827), was a well-known commander of British East India Company ships.
Notes
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^ Ford, David Nash (2008). "Sir Nathaniel Dance Holland (1735-1811)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
References
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nathaniel Dance. |
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
External links
75 paintings by or after Nathaniel Dance-Holland at the Art UK site- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Nathaniel Dance-Holland
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| Preceded by Richard Ford George Medley | Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1790–1800 With: William Hamilton Nisbet 1790–96 James Strange from 1796 | Succeeded by (Parliament of Great Britain abolished) |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (self, in Parliament of Great Britain) | Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1801–1802 With: James Strange | Succeeded by Sir Henry Strachey, Bt Daniel Giles |
| Preceded by John Wodehouse Sir Robert Buxton, Bt | Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn 1802–1806 With: Sir Robert Buxton, Bt | Succeeded by James Henry Leigh Viscount Stopford |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Strachey, Bt Daniel Giles | Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1807–1811 With: Charles Rose Ellis | Succeeded by Richard Wellesley Charles Rose Ellis |
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