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Nathaniel Hone the Elder
1784Aug, 14

Nathaniel Hone the Elder

Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-born English painter and academic (b. 1718)
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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