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knows him &, being at a Concert given by his Brother Sir Nathaniel, conceived the reason to be his situation in life. His Lordship soon after had a Concert & invited Sir Nathaniel & William who made an excuse, which His Lordship saw through & put off the day of his Concert. William
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Fourth son William, "an ingenious modest man, is in a private situation. With a talent for musick, & much ingenuity He has attempted to get a living by miniature painting & by teaching as a School Master.
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included Dance in a list of London architects who he felt debased Palladianism, calling his Mansion House "cramped and overdressed".
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was obliged to attend to the 2nd invitation & gave Lord C. an opportunity of showing an attention that the Brother had not."
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A typed note affixed to the back of a print by brother George - original source not yet established.
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Originally a mason, George Dance was appointed Clerk of the city works to the
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George had five sons, three of whom enjoyed fame in their own right.
140: 117: 81:(1695 – 8 February 1768) was a British architect. He was the 382:(2nd ed.). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 285. 139:(1743–46). Further afield, Dance designed the Town Hall of 373:. Pelican History of Art. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 274: 386: 108:. He was one of three architects—the others being 404: 206: 143:in Northern Ireland (1743; demolished in 1859). 291:. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 378:Jones, Edward; Woodward, Christopher (1992). 377: 195:(1741–1825) succeeded him as city architect. 368: 359: 88:and architect from 1735 until his death. 405: 256:St. Botolph, Aldgate, London, interior 380:A Guide to the Architecture of London 371:Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830 199:Dance is buried in the churchyard of 13: 179:(1735–1811) was a notable painter. 14: 434: 278:"Dance, George (1700-1768)"  389: 288:Dictionary of National Biography 249: 237: 232:St. Leonard's Shoreditch, London 225: 213: 169:theatre, and took the name Love. 161:(1722–1744) became an actor and 423:18th-century British architects 364:. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 203:, north of the City of London. 340: 331: 322: 313: 304: 295: 275:George Wardlaw Burnet (1888). 268: 220:Mansion House, City of London. 1: 353: 207:Gallery of architectural work 16:English architect (1695–1768) 244:St. Botolph, Aldgate, London 120:. It was completed in 1752. 104:, the new residence for the 7: 137:St Matthew's, Bethnal Green 127:as well as the churches of 10: 439: 125:Great Synagogue of London 57: 38: 30: 23: 369:Summerson, John (1970). 360:Summerson, John (1962). 261: 193:George Dance the Younger 129:St Leonard's, Shoreditch 301:Summerson 1962, pp.62–3 177:Nathaniel Dance-Holland 91: 79:George Dance the Elder 337:Summerson 1970, p.366 328:Summerson 1962, p.305 319:Summerson 1962, p.297 310:Summerson 1962, p.305 123:He also designed the 201:St Luke's Old Street 133:St Botolph's Aldgate 72:, and 2 other sons 76: 75: 46:(aged 72–73) 430: 399: 397:Biography portal 394: 393: 392: 383: 374: 365: 347: 344: 338: 335: 329: 326: 320: 317: 311: 308: 302: 299: 293: 292: 280: 272: 253: 241: 229: 217: 172:Second son Giles 45: 21: 20: 438: 437: 433: 432: 431: 429: 428: 427: 403: 402: 395: 390: 388: 362:Georgian London 356: 351: 350: 345: 341: 336: 332: 327: 323: 318: 314: 309: 305: 300: 296: 283:Stephen, Leslie 273: 269: 264: 257: 254: 245: 242: 233: 230: 221: 218: 209: 165:connected with 94: 53: 47: 43: 42:8 February 1768 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 436: 426: 425: 420: 415: 401: 400: 385: 384: 375: 366: 355: 352: 349: 348: 339: 330: 321: 312: 303: 294: 266: 265: 263: 260: 259: 258: 255: 248: 246: 243: 236: 234: 231: 224: 222: 219: 212: 208: 205: 197: 196: 189: 180: 175:Third son Sir 173: 170: 148:John Summerson 135:(1741–44) and 98:City of London 93: 90: 83:City of London 74: 73: 59: 55: 54: 48: 40: 36: 35: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 435: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 410: 408: 398: 387: 381: 376: 372: 367: 363: 358: 357: 343: 334: 325: 316: 307: 298: 290: 289: 284: 279: 271: 267: 252: 247: 240: 235: 228: 223: 216: 211: 210: 204: 202: 194: 190: 186: 181: 178: 174: 171: 168: 164: 160: 156: 155: 154: 151: 149: 144: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 121: 119: 115: 114:Giacomo Leoni 111: 107: 103: 102:Mansion House 99: 89: 87: 84: 80: 71: 67: 63: 60: 56: 51: 41: 37: 33: 29: 22: 19: 379: 370: 361: 342: 333: 324: 315: 306: 297: 286: 270: 198: 152: 145: 122: 95: 78: 77: 44:(1768-02-08) 25:George Dance 18: 418:1768 deaths 413:1695 births 185:Lord Camden 159:James Dance 157:Eldest son 131:(1736–40), 110:James Gibbs 407:Categories 354:References 191:Fifth son 167:Drury Lane 163:playwright 106:Lord Mayor 141:Coleraine 118:Vitruvius 66:Nathaniel 52:, England 86:surveyor 58:Children 285:(ed.). 70:George 50:Norton 281:. In 262:Notes 62:James 146:Sir 112:and 92:Life 39:Died 34:1695 31:Born 409:: 68:, 64:,

Index

Norton
James
Nathaniel
George
City of London
surveyor
City of London
Mansion House
Lord Mayor
James Gibbs
Giacomo Leoni
Vitruvius
Great Synagogue of London
St Leonard's, Shoreditch
St Botolph's Aldgate
St Matthew's, Bethnal Green
Coleraine
John Summerson
James Dance
playwright
Drury Lane
Nathaniel Dance-Holland
Lord Camden
George Dance the Younger
St Luke's Old Street
Mansion House, City of London.
St. Leonard's Shoreditch, London
St. Botolph, Aldgate, London
St. Botolph, Aldgate, London, interior
"Dance, George (1700-1768)" 

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