Nathaniel Dance
Captain Francis Grose, 1731 - 1791. Antiquary
About this artwork
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artist:Nathaniel Dance (1735 - 1811) English
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title:Captain Francis Grose, 1731 - 1791. Antiquary
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Chalk on paper
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measurements:22.10 x 13.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by W.F. Watson 1886
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accession number:PG 116
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Nathaniel Dance
Nathaniel Dance
Born in London, Dance was an artist and later in life, a politician. Although he sought to develop as a history painter, opportunities in eighteenth-century Britain were limited. Consequently it was as a portraitist that he was most successful. He spent a great deal of time in Italy, developing a...