Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1709-1792) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

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.

People

Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1709 - 1792)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, man, robe, legal costume, sash, wig, bands, fur, livery collar, judge, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, curtain, chair

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735 - 1811)

Title

Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1709-1792) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 235.00 cm, width: 148.50 cm

Acquisition

Presented by the Inner Temple, July 1957

Inscription

instl

Provenance

Presented by the Inner Temple 1957

GAC number

3867