George Dance the Younger
English architect (1741–1825) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Dance the Younger RA (1 April 1741 – 14 January 1825) was an English architect and surveyor as well as a portraitist.[1]
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George Dance | |
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Born | (1741-04-01)1 April 1741 Chiswell Street, London, England |
Died | 14 January 1825(1825-01-14) (aged 83) Bloomsbury, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Royal Academician |
Practice | City Corporation |
Buildings | Guildhall, London; Mansion House; Newgate Prison; Royal College of Surgeons; etc. |
Projects | Barts Hospital; Commercial Road; Finsbury Circus & HAC HQ; Old Billingsgate Market; etc. |
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The fifth and youngest son of the architect George Dance the Elder, he came from a family of architects, artists and dramatists. He was described by Sir John Summerson as "among the few really outstanding architects of the century", but few of his buildings remain.[2]