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Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1st Baronet RA (8 May 1735 – 15 October 1811) was an English portrait painter and later a politician.

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]

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

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

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External links

• 75 artworks by or after Nathaniel Dance-Holland at the Art UK site
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Parliament of Great Britain
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
Baronetage of Great Britain
New creation	Baronet (of Wittenham) 1800–1811	Extinct

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[de] Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Nathaniel Dance-Holland RA (* 18. Mai 1735 in Großbritannien; † 15. Oktober 1811 in Little Wittenham bei Didcot) war ein britischer Porträtmaler und Politiker.[1]

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- [en] Nathaniel Dance-Holland

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[fr] Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland (8 mai 1735 – 15 octobre 1811), 1er baronnet, est un notable anglais, peintre de portraits, puis un politique.

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[it] Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Nathaniel Dance-Holland (Londra, 1735 – Winchester, 1811) è stato un pittore inglese, figlio di George Dance il Vecchio.

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