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Nathaniel Hone the Elder
1718Apr, 24

Nathaniel Hone the Elder

Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator (d. 1784)
Nathaniel Hone (24 April 1718 – 14 August 1784) was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

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