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| Artist | Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811) |
| Title | Portrait of a Man, probably William Currie MP (1756-1829) |
| Date | c.1795 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Provenance | Collection of Capt. Bertram Currie, Dingley Hall, Market Harborough, Leicesterhire; Currie Sale, Christie's 27/3/1953 (Lot 123) as portrait of David Garrick; bought Colnaghi (No.21) |
| Dimensions | height: 75.00 cm, width: 62.00 cm |
| Acquisition | Purchased from Colnaghi's, May 1953 |
| Location | Germany, Berlin, British Embassy |
| GAC number | 2146 |
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 | Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-92) | Mezzotint published 23 May 1775 GAC 0/20/19 |
 | Sir Robert Murray Keith (1730-1795) diplomat and a... | Oil on canvas GAC 0/51 |
 | Sir Robert Murray Keith (1730-1795) diplomat and a... | Oil on canvas GAC 16916 |
 | Edward Cotsford (1740-1810) MP for Midhurst | oil on canvas c.1781-1782 GAC 2093 |
 | Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1709-1792) Chief Justice ... | Oil on canvas GAC 3867 |
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| Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) Vi... | Oil on canvas c1910 GAC 0/1 | |
 | Arthur Young (1741-1820) agricultural reformer and... | Soft-ground etching published 1814 GAC 0/4 |
 | Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford (1683-1757) | Oil on canvas c.1740 GAC 0/7 |
 | Soldier in a Red Coat | Oil on canvas c.1720 GAC 0/10 |
 | Sir Richard Taunton (d1752) Mayor of Southampton | Oil on canvas 1724 GAC 0/14 |
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Nathaniel Dance-Holland was born in London, the son of architect George Dance the elder. He trained under Francis Hayman and, from 1854, lived in Rome, forming a partnership with Pompeo Batoni. His most prestigious commission was a portrait of Edward, Duke of York (1764) for George III. He returned to London in 1766 and established himself as a portraitist, becoming a founder member of the Royal Academy. In 1783 he married Harriet Drummer of Cranbury Park, Hampshire. He resigned from the Academy in 1790, but continued to exhibit. He was elected MP for East Grinstead, Sussex (1790-1802; 1807-11), and Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire (1802-06). In 1800 he took the name Holland and was created a baronet. He died at his Wiltshire home, aged 76.