James Northcote
(1746-1831), Painter; pupil and biographer of Sir Joshua ReynoldsRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
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.
by George Henry Harlow
oil on panel, circa 1817
NPG 969
by George Shepheard
pencil, circa 1820
NPG 4206
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 James Northcote
oil on canvas, 1827
NPG 147
by James Northcote
pencil, 1829
NPG 3026
by Henry Kingsbury, after Prince Hoare
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D3733
by Henry Kingsbury, after Prince Hoare
hand-coloured mezzotint, circa 1775-1798
NPG D18923
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Prince Hoare
mezzotint, published 1796
NPG D3732
by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D38782
by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D10716
by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D36021
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 William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 1 July 1809 (2 March 1793)
NPG D12133
by Henry Meyer, published by Henry Colburn, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 24 June 1813
NPG D14710
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 D38781
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1815
NPG D5370
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