The Late Henry Holland, Esq.
Print
1806 (printed)
1806 (printed)
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The influential architect Henry Holland (1745-1806) is commemorated in this print made very shortly after his death. This is the only known printed portrait of him. It shows him seated on a stile, with a view in the background of the detached villa he had built for himself at Hans Place, in Chelsea, London. Around 1780 he had purchased 100 acres of land in Chelsea for a speculative building project; he laid out Sloane Street, built houses there, and also in Cadogan Place and Hans Place.
His other major projects included the alteration and enlargement of Carlton House, Pall Mall, as a residence for the Prince of Wales. He also made improvements to Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire (1789) and in 1791 he designed the Drury Lane Theatre for R. B. Sheridan.
His other major projects included the alteration and enlargement of Carlton House, Pall Mall, as a residence for the Prince of Wales. He also made improvements to Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire (1789) and in 1791 he designed the Drury Lane Theatre for R. B. Sheridan.
Object details
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| Title | The Late Henry Holland, Esq. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and stipple engraving |
| Brief description | Print, etching and stipple engraving, of The Late Henry Holland, Esq., impression, from of a set of two proofs and a lettered impression, George Garrard, England, 1806 |
| Physical description | Print, etching and stipple engraving of the figure of a man, with a large country house in the background. One of a set of two working proofs and a lettered impression to illustrate printing process. This one is the lettered impression; lettered with the title, 'The Late Henry Holland, Esq.', and signed, 'London Painted and Published Augt 21 1806 / by G Garrard 28 George Street Hanover Square'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'The Late Henry Holland, Esq. / London Painted and Published Augt 21 1806 / by G Garrard 28 George Street Hanover Square'. (Textual information; inscribed) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Summary | The influential architect Henry Holland (1745-1806) is commemorated in this print made very shortly after his death. This is the only known printed portrait of him. It shows him seated on a stile, with a view in the background of the detached villa he had built for himself at Hans Place, in Chelsea, London. Around 1780 he had purchased 100 acres of land in Chelsea for a speculative building project; he laid out Sloane Street, built houses there, and also in Cadogan Place and Hans Place. His other major projects included the alteration and enlargement of Carlton House, Pall Mall, as a residence for the Prince of Wales. He also made improvements to Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire (1789) and in 1791 he designed the Drury Lane Theatre for R. B. Sheridan. |
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| Accession number | E.222-2002 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2004 |
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