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James Northcote

(1746-1831), Painter; pupil and biographer of Sir Joshua Reynolds

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Sitter associated with 23 portraits
Artist associated with 104 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.

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James Northcote, by James Northcote - NPG 3253

James Northcote

by James Northcote
oil on canvas, 1784
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3253

James Northcote, by Henry Kingsbury, after  Prince Hoare - NPG D3733

James Northcote

by Henry Kingsbury, after Prince Hoare
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D3733

James Northcote, by Henry Kingsbury, after  Prince Hoare - NPG D18923

James Northcote

by Henry Kingsbury, after Prince Hoare
hand-coloured mezzotint, circa 1775-1798
NPG D18923

James Northcote, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Prince Hoare - NPG D3732

James Northcote

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Prince Hoare
mezzotint, published 1796
NPG D3732

James Northcote, by Unknown artist - NPG D38782

James Northcote

by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D38782

Royal Academicians, by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after  Henry Singleton - NPG D10716

Royal Academicians

by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D10716

Key to Royal Academicians, by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after  Henry Singleton - NPG D36021

Key to Royal Academicians

by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D36021

James Northcote, by Samuel William Reynolds, published by  John Jeffryes, after  James Northcote - NPG D38779

James Northcote

by Samuel William Reynolds, published by John Jeffryes, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 1 June 1802
NPG D38779

James Northcote, by and published by George Dawe, after  James Northcote - NPG D38783

James Northcote

by and published by George Dawe, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 1 March 1803
NPG D38783

James Northcote, by William Daniell, after  George Dance - NPG D12133

James Northcote

by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 1 July 1809 (2 March 1793)
NPG D12133

James Northcote, by Henry Meyer, published by  Henry Colburn, after  John Jackson - NPG D14710

James Northcote

by Henry Meyer, published by Henry Colburn, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 24 June 1813
NPG D14710

James Northcote, by J. de Claussin, published by  Abraham Wivell, after  Prince Hoare - NPG D18766

James Northcote

by J. de Claussin, published by Abraham Wivell, after Prince Hoare
etching, published 1814
NPG D18766

James Northcote, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  James Northcote - NPG D38781

James Northcote

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1815
NPG D38781

James Northcote, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  James Northcote - NPG D5370

James Northcote

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1815
NPG D5370

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