Nathaniel Dance-Holland

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 Britain, he became a successful portrait painter. With Hayman and his architect brother, George, he was one of the founding 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. 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 moved back to East Grinstead, serving until he died in 1811. He was made a baronet in 1800; the title became extinct on his death. ==Family==

He was married to Harriet, the daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet and the widow of Thomas Dummer, for whom his brother had designed the house at Cranbury Park, near Winchester. They lived at Little Wittenham Manor in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). His wife survived him until 1825. His nephew, Sir Nathaniel Dance, was an East India Company officer famous for his actions at the naval Battle of Pulo Aura in 1804. ==Gallery==

File:Nathaniel Dance-Holland - Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti and Giovanni Battista Tempesti - Google Art ProjectFXD.jpg|Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti and Giovanni Battista Tempesti, 1760 File:Tobias Smollet by Nathaniel Dance-Holland.jpg|Tobias Smollett, 1764 File:Portrait of Angelica Kauffman (1764).jpg|Portrait of Angelica Kauffman, 1764 File:Nathaniel Dance Holland (1735-1811) - Edward, Duke of York (1739-67) - RCIN 404333 - Royal Collection.jpg|Edward, Duke of York, 1765 File:Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland - The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas - Google Art Project.jpg|The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas, 1766 File:Nathaniel Dance Holland (1735-1811) - Timon of Athens - RCIN 406725 - Royal Collection.jpg|Timon of Athens, 1767 File:Nathaniel Dance Holland (1735-1811) - Christian VII (1749-1808), King of Denmark - RCIN 403528 - Royal Collection.jpg|Christian VII of Denmark, 1768 File:Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg|Earl Camden, c.1768 File:Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811) - George III (1738–1820) - 138273 - National Trust.jpg|Portrait of George III, 1768 File:Dance_-_Queen_Charlotte,_Uppark_House.jpg|Portrait of Queen Charlotte, 1769 File:Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811) - Capability Brown - NPG 6049 - National Portrait Gallery.jpg|Portrait of Capability Brown, 1769 File:Nathaniel Dance - The Pybus family - Google Art Project.jpg|The Pybus Family, 1769 File:Captain Samuel Barrington, 1729-1800 RMG BHC2533.tiff|Samuel Barrington, 1770 File:Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811) - Robert Clive (1725–1774), 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, 'Clive of India' - 1180917 - National Trust.jpg|Portrait of Robert Clive, 1770 File:David Garrick (1717–1779), as Richard III (from Shakespeare's 'Richard III') Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735–1811) Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall.jpg|David Garrick as Richard III at Bosworth, 1771 File:Dance Holland, Lady Clive.jpg|Lady Clive, c. 1770–74 File:Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg|Lord North, 1773 File:David Garrick (Dance, 1774).jpg|David Garrick, 1774 Image:captainjamescookportrait.jpg|Portrait of James Cook, File:Martha-ray.jpg|Martha Ray, 1777 File:Arthur Murphy by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg|Portrait of Arthur Murphy, 1777 == Notes ==