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Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

(1754-1835), Agricultural improver and politician

Regency 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.

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Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt, after Sir Henry Raeburn - NPG 454

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

after Sir Henry Raeburn
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1810
NPG 454

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt, by William Skelton, published by Thomas Cadell the Elder, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D5992

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

by William Skelton, published by Thomas Cadell the Elder, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 16 April 1790
NPG D5992

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt, by John Kay - NPG D43283

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

by John Kay
etching, 1791
NPG D43283

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt, by John Kay - NPG D43284

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

by John Kay
etching, 1791
NPG D43284

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt, by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12670

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1798
NPG D12670

'Meeting of the monied interest', by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12672

'Meeting of the monied interest'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 13 December 1798
NPG D12672

'Exhibition of a democratic-transparency, - with its effect upon patriotic feelings', by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13096

'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
NPG D13096

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt, by Unknown artist - NPG D41711

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

by Unknown artist
etching, early 19th century
NPG D41711

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt, by Thomas Hodgetts and Son, published by Henry Colburn, published by Richard Bentley, after Andrew Plimer - NPG D4255

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

by Thomas Hodgetts and Son, published by Henry Colburn, published by Richard Bentley, after Andrew Plimer
mezzotint, published 1831 (1792)
NPG D4255

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Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt

by William Skelton, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1790
NPG D5991

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