1. Daniel Orme was an English artist, publisher, and official Historical Engraver to George III and the Prince of Wales, the future George IV.
12 Facts About Daniel Orme
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Daniel Orme's brother Robert was a solicitor for the British East India Company.
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Daniel Orme began work as an etcher, but worked as a painter, painting portraits and miniatures.
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Daniel Orme is particularly known for his images of contemporary military heroes, including Captain John Hunter, Admiral Richard Howe, and Horatio Nelson.
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Daniel Orme has two paintings in the National Maritime Museum.
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Daniel Orme exhibited eleven portraits at the Royal Academy between 1797 and 1801.
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Daniel Orme worked with the American-born artist Mather Brown over several years.
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In October 1814 Daniel Orme returned to Manchester, where he gave lessons in drawing, etching, and oil painting and continued to work as a portrait painter.
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An 1821 watercolour on ivory self portrait of Daniel Orme survives and is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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Daniel Orme sketched himself and one of his daughters attending an archery day held at the Duke of Devonshire's residence in Derbyshire, Chatsworth, in 1823.
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In 1814 Daniel Orme was held for a time in Fleet Prison for unpaid debts, as recorded in The London Gazette.
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Daniel Orme died at Buxton in Derbyshire in 1837 and was survived by Ann.