James Northcote (1746-1831), Painter; pupil and biographer of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sitter associated with 23 portraits
Artist associated with 103 portraits
The history and portrait painter James Northcote was largely self-taught before he joined Sir Joshua Reynolds's studio as a pupil and assistant between 1771 and 1776. He came to consider himself an authority on his master and in 1813, after Reynolds' death, he published his posthumous Memoirs of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Northcote also advised his patron Sir John Fleming Leicester on the formation of his gallery of contemporary British art and painted grandiose scenes from Shakespeare for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
by James Northcote
oil on canvas, 1784
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3253
by George Henry Harlow
oil on panel, circa 1817
NPG 969
by William Brockedon
pencil and chalk, 1825
NPG 2515(5)
Unknown man, formerly known as James Northcote
attributed to Sir David Wilkie
oil on canvas laid on panel, circa 1825
NPG 2938
by Henry Kingsbury, after Prince Hoare
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D3733
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Prince Hoare
mezzotint, published 1796
NPG D3732
by Charles Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D10716
by Charles Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D36021
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 1 July 1809 (2 March 1793)
NPG D12133
by J. de Claussin, published by Abraham Wivell, after Prince Hoare
etching, published 1814
NPG D18766
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1815
NPG D5370
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1824 (circa 1817)
NPG D18762
by Henry Kingsbury, after Prince Hoare
hand-coloured mezzotint, circa 1775-1798
NPG D18923
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by John Jeffryes, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 1 June 1802
NPG D38779
by and published by George Dawe, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 1 March 1803
NPG D38783
by Henry Meyer, published by Henry Colburn, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 24 June 1813
NPG D14710
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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