Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt
(1754-1835), Agricultural improver and politicianRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 10 portraits
Agriculturalist and first President of the Board of Agriculture, 1793; he initiated sheep-shearings, introduced improved methods of tillage and established new breeds of livestock in Scotland. His Statistical Account of Scotland, drawing on returns from every parish minister in Scotland, was published in 1799.
after Sir Henry Raeburn
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1810
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by William Skelton, published by Thomas Cadell the Elder, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 16 April 1790
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1798
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'Meeting of the monied interest'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 13 December 1798
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'Exhibition of a democratic-transparency, - with its effect upon patriotic feelings'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 15 April 1799
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by Unknown artist
etching, early 19th century
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by Thomas Hodgetts and Son, published by Henry Colburn, published by Richard Bentley, after Andrew Plimer
mezzotint, published 1831 (1792)
NPG D4255
by William Skelton, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1790
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