On 24th April 1718 Nathaniel Hone the Elder was born.
Before 1751. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 32]. Portrait of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet.
1755. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 36]. Portrait of David Colyear [aged 19], Viscount Milsington.
David Colyear: In 1736 he was born to Charles Colyear 2nd Earl Portmore. In 1756 David Colyear died.
Around 1760. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 41]. Self-portrait.
1761. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 42]. Portrait of Nathaniel Curzon 1st Baron Scarsdale [aged 35] and his wife Caroline Colyear Baroness Scarsdale [aged 28].
1763. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 44]. Portrait of Catherine Maria Fischer aka Kitty Fisher [aged 21].
Around 1763. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 44]. Portrait of Catherine Maria Fischer aka Kitty Fisher [aged 21].
Before 1771. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 52]. Portrait of Edward Finch-Hatton [aged 73].
Edward Finch-Hatton: In 1697 he was born to Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea. In 1727 Edward Finch-Hatton was elected MP Cambridge University. On 9th September 1746 Edward Finch-Hatton and Elizabeth Palmer were married. He the son of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea. On 16th May 1771 Edward Finch-Hatton died.
1778. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 59]. Self-portrait.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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1778. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 59]. Portrait of Sophia Susanna Noel.
Sophia Susanna Noel: she was born to Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth. On 11th August 1777 Nathaniel Curzon 2nd Baron Scarsdale and she were married. On 28th June 1782 Sophia Susanna Noel died.
Before 1784. Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 65]. Portrait of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen [aged 47].
On 14th August 1784 Nathaniel Hone the Elder [aged 66] died.