File:Portrait of John Lee (1733-1793), Attorney-General (by Nathaniel Dance).jpg

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Portrait of John Lee (1733-1793), Attorney-General (by Nathaniel Dance)

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English: Nathaniel Dance R. A.

Portrait of John Lee (1733-1793), Attorney-General, wearing legal robes

signed with initials and dated upper left: N.D. p / 1770

oil on canvas

Provenance

By descent from the sitter to his great-nephew, Charles Benjamin Lee-Mainwaring (1797-1874);

Thence by descent until anonymously sold, London, Sotheby’s, 12 July 1989, lot 41, to Thost on behalf of Dr. Rau for £3,500;

Bequeathed by Dr. Rau to the Foundation of the German Committee for UNICEF.

Note

Born in Leeds, the sitter was the youngest of ten children of Thomas Lee, a cloth merchant, and his wife Mary Reveley. Called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn he rose to prominence following his successful defence of Admiral Augustus Keppel when he was tried by court-martial for his conduct at the Battle of Ushant in 1778. Known as "Honest Jack" for his integrity, he was appointed Solicitor General in 1780 and Attorney General in 1783. Lee also sat to Reynolds in 1786 (Private Collection).
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Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/old-master-british-paintings-day-sale-l13034/lot.164.html
Author
Nathaniel Dance-Holland  (1735–1811)  wikidata:Q3336784
 
Nathaniel Dance-Holland
Alternative names
Nathaniel Dance
Description British portrait painter
Date of birth/death 8 May 1735 / 18 March 1735 Edit this at Wikidata 15 October 1811 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kingdom of Great Britain Edit this at Wikidata Didcot Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1753 Edit this at Wikidata–1782 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
England
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creator QS:P170,Q3336784

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