Nathaniel Dance Holland 18th.Century Pencil Portrait Of A Gentleman Circa.1790. Kneeler a member of a Luddite

a member of a Luddite gang was from Basford near Nottingham

John Fawcett (1768-1837) was a celebrated Actor and playwright of the early 19th

Modrakowska produced an etching of the same subject for which this is a preparatory study

6 by 8 cms image

Etching on cream wove paper with Whatman watermark

Nathaniel Dance Holland 18th.Century Pencil Portrait Of A Gentleman Circa.1790. Kneeler a member of a LudditeNathaniel Dance Holland 1735 1811. British School 18th. Century. Beautifully observed portrait of an unknown bewigged Gentleman. Circa. 1790. Pencil on paper 21. 2 x 16. 4cms. Provenance: Formerly with William Drummond, London.