( - 1776)
Nicholas Thomas Dall was of Scandinavian origin, but little is known of his early life. He may have studied in Bologna in the 1740s as he was based there when commissioned by Thomas Anson (c.1695-1773) to produce capriccios for Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire. Dall later travelled to England and was in London by late 1756. In the following year he was employed as a scene painter at Covent Garden, a post he retained until his death. However, he also continued to practice as a decorative painter, producing works for Harewood House, Yorkshire, and Moor Park, Hertfordshire. He exhibited at the Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy, which he was elected an associate member of in 1771. Dall died at home in Great Newport Street, London.
