Nathaniel Hone

Irish · 1718–1784

Nathaniel Hone was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. (Wikipedia)

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PORTRAIT OF A LADY SAID TO BE ANN GARDINER (1746-1810)Whyte's · Mar 2020€12,000≈ $13,747≈ £10,486Sign up to see
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Nathaniel Hone was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

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Born 1718Died 1784Wikidata Q13537178 ↗ULAN 500009522 ↗Museum works 13

Also known as Nathaniel Hone I, Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Nathaniel, I Hone, R. A. Nath. Home

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Nathaniel Hone, Portrait of a Man — **Portrait of a Man**ca. 1760 · Enamel
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Millie Bruhl Fredrick, 1962 — Open…

Nathaniel Hone, Benjamin Cole — **Benjamin Cole**1776
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Nathaniel Hone, Frances Cole (née Wager) — **Frances Cole (née Wager)**1776
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Nathaniel Hone, John Hinchliffe — **John Hinchliffe**1757
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

Nathaniel Hone, Nathaniel Hone — **Nathaniel Hone**1760
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

Nathaniel Hone, Sir John Fielding — **Sir John Fielding**1762
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

Nathaniel Hone, Kitty Fisher — **Kitty Fisher**1765
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

Nathaniel Hone, Unknown man, formerly known as Horace Walpole — **Unknown man, formerly known as Horace Walpole**1765
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

Nathaniel Hone, Portrait of Frances, Countess of Essex — **Portrait of Frances, Countess of Essex**c. 1750/60 · Enamel on copper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memor…

Nathaniel Hone, Portrait of a Gentleman — **Portrait of a Gentleman**c. 1755 · Enamel on copper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memor…

Nathaniel Hone, Portrait of George Colman (1732-1794) — **Portrait of George Colman (1732-1794)**1761 · Watercolor on ivory
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Louise Stevenson Fund — public domain (CC0)

Nathaniel Hone, Portrait of Sarah Sophia Banks — **Portrait of Sarah Sophia Banks**1768 · Gouache on ivory
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memor…

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