LANCE

George (son of Mr. Lance, inspector of Bow st. horse patrol). b. manor-house of Little Easton near Dunmow, E ex 24 March 1802; pupil of B. R. Haydon in London 1816–23; painter chiefly of fruit and flowers; exhibited 38 pictures at R.A., 135 at B.I. and 48 at Suffolk st. 1824–64; 2 fruit pieces and a portrait of himself are in the South Kensington museum. d. Sunny side near Birken head 18 June 1864. Art Journal (1857) 305–7, (1864) 242; The Critic , xxi 416 (1860), portrait ; I.L.N. xxxix 647, 648 (1861), portrait .