Artist: Nathaniel Hone (1718 - 1784)
Nationality: Irish
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Irish born, Nathaniel Hone studied in Italy from 1750 to 1752 before settling in London. He became a pioneer member of the Royal Academy in 1768. His reputation relies mostly on one painting, The Conjurer, which is a satirical look at Reynolds’s habit of taking poses from the Old Masters’ paintings. The painting was accepted at the Royal Academy but was eventually removed at the request of Angelica Kauffmann who claimed a new background figure was painted in her image. To protest this, Hone held the first solo exhibition in Britain on St. Martin’s Lane.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Nathaniel Hone - The Hon. Mrs. Nathaniel Curzon 1778 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Portrait of a Man, ca. 1760 Attributed to Nathaniel Hone (Irish, 1718-1784)Enamel; Oval, 1 1/8
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George Cruikshank Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays...by William Hone (London: William Hone, 1823) book with four plates and uncounted wood engravings 1823
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George Cruikshank An Idiot Holds His Bauble for a God, Frontispiece and Plate 1 in the book Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays...by William Hone (London: William Hone, 1823) etching 1823
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George Cruikshank Fools' Morris Dance, Plate 4 opposite page 270 in the book Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays...by William Hone (London: William Hone, 1823) etching 1823
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George Cruikshank The Giants of Guildhall, Plate 3 opposite page 261 in the book Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays...by William Hone (London: William Hone, 1823) etching with hand coloring 1823
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George Cruikshank Descent into Hell, Plate 2 opposite page 138 in the book Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays...by William Hone (London: William Hone, 1823) engravingon folded sheet 1823
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John Wesley Jarvis Philip Hone oil on panel 1809
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Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Lady Agnes Anne Wrothesley, 1791 Horace Hone (British,
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John Singleton Copley - Mrs. Nathaniel Allen c. 1763 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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John Singleton Copley - Nathaniel Hurd c. 1765 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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John Singleton Copley - Nathaniel Hurd c. 1765 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - Mrs. Nathaniel Coffin c. 1820 oil on panel Danforth Museum of Art American
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John Frazee - Nathaniel Bowditch 1833 marble Boston Athenaeum American
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse, American, 1791-1872 Little Miss Hone 1824 Oil on canvas mounted on
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John James Audubon - Colonel Nathaniel Rochester 1824 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Nathaniel Austin Plate pewter circa 1785
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Nathaniel Parr Il Gello 18th century
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John Singleton Copley - Portrait of Elizabeth Deering Wentworth Gould Rogers (Mrs. Nathaniel Rogers) c. 1765 oil on canvas High Museum of Art
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Nathaniel Sparks Lambeth Bridge, London Etching, drypoint 1911
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Nathaniel Sparks Pandora Engraving, etching 19th - 20th century
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Joseph Badger Anna Porter Brown (Mrs. Nathaniel Brown) oil on canvas circa 1750
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J.A.J. Wilcox Portrait of Nathaniel Bennett engraving 19th century
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Nathaniel Currier The Way They Come from California lithograph 1849
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Artist: John Singleton Copley Title: Mrs. Nathaniel Allen Date: about 1763 Medium: oil on canvas
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Nathaniel Currier The Gem of the Pacific lithograph with hand coloring 1849
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Nathaniel Sparks Charing Cross Bridge, London Etching, drypoint 1911
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Nathaniel Sparks St. Dunstans Church, London Etching 19th - 20th century
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Nathaniel Sparks Shadow and the Shade Engraving, etching 19th - 20th century
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Nathaniel Dance Portrait of a Gentleman pencil on cream laid paper circa 1760 - 1765
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Nathaniel Currier The Constitution and Guerriere. Lithograph with hand coloring 1848
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Nathaniel Currier Constitution and Java Lithograph with hand coloring 1846
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Nathaniel Sparks Tower Bridge, London Etching, drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Nathaniel Currier The Way They Wait for "The Steamer" at Panama lithograph 1849
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Nathaniel Currier Marriage Certificate Lithograph with hand color 1848
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Nathaniel Currier Son and Daughter of Temperance Lithograph with hand color 1850
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Nathaniel Currier The Lovers' Reconciliation Lithograph with hand color 1846
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Nathaniel Currier View of San Francisco, California - from Telegraph Hill lithograph 1850
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Nathaniel Currier The Whale Fishery *Laying On*. Lithograph with hand coloring 1852
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Nathaniel Currier U.S. Frigate Independence, 64 Guns Lithograph with hand coloring 1841
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Nathaniel Currier Look at Mamma Lithograph with hand color 19th century
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Nathaniel Dance Portrait of a Lady (Marquess of Camden) graphite on cream laid paper circa 1760 - 1765
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George Inness, American, 1825-1894 Sunset 1864 Oil on canvas 45.72 x 66.04 cm (18 x
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Samuel Buck The Southwest Prospect of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall Engraving 1739
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Robert Salmon, English, 1775-1845 or after Ship in Storm Oil on board 36.19 x 50.48
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Nathaniel Currier Courtship, The Happy Hour Lithograph with hand color 1851
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Nathaniel Currier Death of Washington, Dec. 14 A.D. 1799 Lithograph with hand color 1846
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Nathaniel Currier The Presidents of the United States Lithograph with hand color 1844
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Nathaniel Currier The Power of Music Lithograph with hand color 19th century
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Nathaniel Currier North Sea Whale Fishery Lithograph with hand coloring 19th century
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Nathaniel Currier American "Express" Train lithograph with hand color 1855
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Nathaniel Currier Death of Harrison, April 4, A.D. 1841 Lithograph with hand color 1841
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James Fittler Sir Nathaniel Dance, Knight Commander of the Earl Camden 18th - 19th century
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George Inness, American, 1825-1894 Italian Landscape 1872 Oil on canvas 67.94 x 108.27 cm (26
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Nathaniel Currier The Tree of Life/The Christian Lithograph with hand color 19th century
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Nathaniel Dance Holland or George Dance Street Scene with Figures and a Carriage gray wash 18th - 19th century
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Nathaniel Currier Queen of the Amazons Attacked by a Lion Lithograph with hand color 19th century
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Ebenezer Austin, 1733-1818 Or Nathaniel Austin, 1741-1816 Tablespoon United States, Massachusetts, about 1790 Silver 21.43
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Nathaniel Currier Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J. Lithograph with hand color 19th century
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Unidentified artist, Italian (Venetian), about 1500 Formerly attributed to Giorgione, Italian, about 1477 –1510 Formerly
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The Empress Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762) on Horseback, Attended by a Page Georg Christoph Grooth
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John Singleton Copley, American, 1738-1815 Nathaniel Sparhawk 1764 Oil on canvas 231.14 x 149.86 cm
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Nathaniel Currier The U.S. Frigate United States Capturing H.B.M. Frigate Macedonian. Fought, Octr 25th 1812. Lithograph with hand coloring 19th century
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Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910 Old Settlers 1892 Watercolor over graphite on paper 54.61 x 38.48
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Francesco Bartolozzi Elizabeth, Countess Of Lanesborough Etching and engraving 1791
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Joseph Richardson, Jr., about 1752-1831 Nathaniel Richardson Candlestick (one of a pair) United States, Pennsylvania,
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Joseph Richardson, Jr., about 1752-1831 Nathaniel Richardson Candlestick, one of a pair United States, Pennsylvania,
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Sir Nathaniel Dance - Portrait of Sir Hugh Palliser c. 1770 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English
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Nathaniel Hurd, American, 1729-30–1777 South Prospect of the Court House in Boston 1751 Engraving 18.7
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John La Farge, American, 1835-1910 In the Third Gate, Looking Toward the Fourth of the
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Joseph Richardson, Jr., about 1752-1831 Nathaniel Richardson Teapot United States, Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia), about 1780 Silver
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Nathaniel Morse, about 1688-1748 Flagon United States, Massachusetts, (Boston), 1711 Silver Buhler, 1972, No. 106
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse, American, 1791-1872 Mrs. Griffith (possibly Mrs. Nathaniel Camp Griffith) about 1824
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Nathaniel Morse, about 1688-1748 Teaspoon United States, Massachusetts, (Boston), about 1732 Silver 11.43 cm (4
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Gilbert Stuart, American, 1755-1828 Nathaniel Pope Russell about 1818 Oil on canvas 76.2 x 63.5
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Samuel Buel(l), American, 1742-1819 Bowl United States, Connecticut, (Westfield), 1790-1810 Silver 9.21 cm (3 5/8
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Anton Mauve, Dutch, 1838-1888 Carter on a Country Road 1867 Oil on canvas 61.3 x
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Marked by Nathaniel Lock, free 1687 Mug drinking vessel London, England England, (London), 1707-08 Silver
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Alfred Thompson Bricher, American, 1837-1908 Long Island View with Sailboats late 19th century Watercolor over
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James Frothingham, American, 1786-1864 Nathaniel West, Jr. about 1820-26 Oil on panel 76.52 x 60.01
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James Frothingham, American, 1786-1864 Mrs. Nathaniel West, Jr. (Mary White) about 1820-26 Oil on panel
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John Singleton Copley, American, 1738-1815 Mrs. Nathaniel Ellery (Ann Sargent) about 1766 Oil on canvas
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Nathaniel Austin, 1741-1816 Quart pot United States, Massachusetts, (Charlestown), 1763-1807 Pewter 14.92 x 15.87 x
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Charles Willson Peale, American, 1741-1827 Nathaniel Gorham about 1793 Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite
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Mourning embroidery USA, Massachusets, (Boston), About 1807 Silk plain weave embroidered with silk; ink and
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Eunice Dennie Burr, American, 1732-1805 Counterpane Bed cover Connecticut, (Fairfield), 2nd half of 18th century
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Card table Rural New Hampshire United States, New Hampshire, (possibly Portsmouth), about 1790-1810 Mahogany, mahogany
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Attributed to Thomas Seymour, 1771-1848 Sideboard United States, Massachusetts, (Boston), about 1805 Mahogany, mahogany veneer,
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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait The Prairie Hunter. "One rubbed out!" Lithograph with hand coloring 1852
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Head of a goddess Greek Early Hellenistic Period about 300 B.C. Marble, probably from the
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Currier and Ives Little Ella Lithograph 19th century
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Currier and Ives The Baptism of Pocohontas Lithograph 19th century
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Currier and Ives Why Don't He Come? Lithograph, colored by hand 19th century
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Currier and Ives The Route To California Reproduction 19th century
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Currier and Ives A Race on the Mississippi Lithograph with hand coloring 1870
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Currier and Ives The Old Plantation Home. Lithograph with hand coloring 1872
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Currier and Ives Off the Port. Lithograph with hand coloring 19th century
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Currier and Ives The Great West. Lithograph with hand coloring 1870
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Currier and Ives The Sunny South. Lithograph with hand coloring 1870
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Currier and Ives Constitution and Java lithograph with hand coloring 1846

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (6)
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Katonah Museum of Art: The Art of the Puzzle: Astounding and Confounding
The second half of this exhibition traces the evolution of the jigsaw puzzle, a long-lived favorite dating from 1760, ...
New Mexico Photography Field School: Call to Artists: Photographing Ghost Town - A Black-and-White Darkroom and Field Photography Workshop
Once home to artist Georgia O’Keeffe, Ghost Ranch is over 22,000 acres of sand and sage, plains and mesas, clouds and shadows. To photograph Ghost Ranch calls for the combination of the technical and the aesthetic. Through directed and undirecte...
24 HR Art - Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art: Swamp Dynamics: an installation  by Bronwyn Wright
This is not just a recording of a particular landscape but rather an emersion into an ecosystem and its inhabitants.  The exhibition presents a images of an unusual confluence of the artist, the environment, and the subculture of car hoons, who us...
Art Adventures New Zealand: Call for Artists: Nominate a New Zealand Artist for an Icon Award
The 2003 Icon Artists were Len Castle – potter; Janet Frame – writer (1924-2004); Maurice Gee – writer; Ralph Hotere – visual artist; Russell Kerr – choreographer; Sir Donald McIntyre – opera singer; Milan Mrkusich – painter/visual artist; Diggere...
Association for Visual Arts: Three Exhibitions at the Metropolitan Gallery: Godfrey Setti, Masha du Toit and John Murray
Godfrey Setti was born in Kitwe, Zambia, in 1958. Before his untimely death earlier this year (2002), Setti was studying for his PHD in Fine Art at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. He obtained his Masters degree in Fine Art from Rhodes in 2001. ...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: A Vision of Modern Art in Memory of Dorothy Walker
The exhibition is, fittingly, curated by a fellow writer and art critic Ciarán Bennett, who has made Dorothy Walker’s time as an outstanding art critic, from 1968 to 1982, the focal point of the show. This period was associated not only with the ...

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