Art UK has updated its cookies policy. By using this website you are agreeing to the use of cookies. To find out more read our updated Use of Cookies policy and our updated Privacy policy.

Close

ARTWORKS

Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer

Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735–1811)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer

Photo credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

How can I use this image?

Buy a print or image licence

You can purchase this reproduction from National Portrait Gallery, London

If you have any products in your basket we recommend that you complete your purchase from Art UK before you leave our site to avoid losing your purchases.

Order a print

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

A leading Tory MP, Dashwood served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1762 to 1763. He is better known for creating the 'Monks of Medmenham Abbey': a sinister club that mocked Catholic religious practices with feasting and fornication. Many senior public figures were members including John Wilkes and the Earl of Sandwich. Dashwood fell out with Wilkes after he condemned Wilkes's obscene Essay on Woman (1763).

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Read more on National Portrait Gallery, London
  • Date

    1776

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Measurements

    73.7 x 61 cm

  • Accession number

    1345

  • Acquisition method

    Purchased, 1903

Tags

You can help us tag artworks on Tagger. The tags above come from the public, and also from an image recognition project run by the Visual Geometry Group, University of Oxford.

Normally on display at

National Portrait Gallery, London

St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.
View venue

Artist

Nathaniel Dance-Holland

1735–1811

View artist profile
  • Sir Robert Murray Keith (1730–1795), Diplomat and Ambassador to Denmark
    Sir Robert Murray Keith (1730–1795), Diplomat and Ambassador to Denmark Government Art Collection
  • Sir John Russell (1741–1783), 9th Bt
    Sir John Russell (1741–1783), 9th Bt Chequers Court
  • John Monro (1715–1791)
    John Monro (1715–1791) Royal College of Physicians, London
  • Gustavus Brander (1720–1787)
    Gustavus Brander (1720–1787) Natural History Museum
  • John Thomas (1696–1781), Bishop of Winchester
    John Thomas (1696–1781), Bishop of Winchester Lambeth Palace
  • Sir Robert Kite (c.1708–1772), Lord Mayor of London (1766)
    Sir Robert Kite (c.1708–1772), Lord Mayor of London (1766) Guildhall Art Gallery
  • Admiral Richard Edwards (d.1794)
    Admiral Richard Edwards (d.1794) National Maritime Museum
  • 68 more

Stories

How you can use this image

CC BY-NC-ND

This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence.

You can reproduce this image for non-commercial purposes and you are not able to change or modify it in any way.

Wherever you reproduce the image you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s) and the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other rights holders.

Click on 'More information' for further guidance on using images from Art UK.

Visit the Creative Commons website to read the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence

 

Download
More information