James Scott
(circa 1809-circa 1889), EngraverSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 136 portraits
One of the finest engravers of the mid and late nineteenth century, James Scott was equally talented in the fields of portraiture, historical, sporting and genre subjects. He was highly regarded both for his mezzotints and for his mixed method engravings. Scott had a long and distinguished career, first coming to prominence with his portrait of the Duke of Wellington published in 1837. During the next fifty years, he engraved large designs after the works of such contemporary painters as Daniel Maclise, Landseer, J. G. Brown and George Henry Boughton.
John Angerstein; Juliana Angerstein (later Madame Sabloukoff) (when children)
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1864 (1783)
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Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1864 (circa 1775)
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John Angerstein; Juliana Angerstein (later Madame Sabloukoff) (when children)
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1864 (1783)
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George Augustus Selwyn; Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe; George James Williams
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1865 (1759-1761)
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'Maternal Love' (Elizabeth Lamb (née Milbanke), Viscountess Melbourne with Peniston Lamb as a child)
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1865 (1770-1771)
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Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn and his mother, Frances
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1866
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Margaret Gainsborough (née Burr)
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868 (circa 1779)
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Margaret Gainsborough (née Burr)
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868 (circa 1779)
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Theophila Gwatkin (née Palmer)
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1868 (circa 1776)
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Isabella Anne Seymour-Conway (née Ingram), Marchioness of Hertford
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1868 (1777-1778)
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Penelope Ligonier (née Pitt), Viscountess Ligonier
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868
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Penelope Ligonier (née Pitt), Viscountess Ligonier
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1868
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probably by James Scott, published by T.W. Green, after Charles Mercier
mezzotint, published 17 March 1869
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Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1869
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Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1870
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Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1870
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Anne Stanhope (née Thistlethwaite), Countess of Chesterfield
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1870
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by James Scott, printed by Thomas Brooker, after Sir George Hayter
mezzotint, circa 1870s
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John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, late 19th century (1765)
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by James Scott, after Sir George Hayter
mezzotint, late 19th century
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The Archers (John Dyke Acland; Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby, Baron Sydney)
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, late 19th century (1769)
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Anne Stanhope (née Thistlethwaite), Countess of Chesterfield
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1870 (1777-1778)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871
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by James Scott, after James Macardell, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871 (1762-1764)
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Hugh Percy (né Smithson), 1st Duke of Northumberland
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871
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John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871
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Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871
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Hugh Percy (né Smithson), 1st Duke of Northumberland
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1871
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Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871
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Frances Bowater (née Duncombe)
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1872
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Frances Bowater (née Duncombe)
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1872
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Frances Bowater (née Duncombe)
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1872
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1873 (exhibited 1856)
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1873 (exhibited 1856)
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1873 (exhibited 1856)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874
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George Kein Hayward Coussmaker
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1874 (1782)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874 (circa 1778)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874 (circa 1778)
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Lucy Audley (née James) engraved as Mrs Burroughs
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874
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Lucy Audley (née James) engraved as Mrs Burroughs
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874
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George Kein Hayward Coussmaker
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1874 (1782)
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Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874 (circa 1785)
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Emily Fitzgerald (née Lennox), Duchess of Leinster
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1875
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1876 (1768)
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1876 (1768)
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Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1788)
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Anna Maria Kynynmound (née Amyand), Countess of Minto when Lady Elliott
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
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by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1876 (1762)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1876
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by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1876
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Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1788)
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Sir Philip Ainslie and an unknown boy
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876
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Harriet Maria Harris (née Amyand), Countess of Malmesbury
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1876 (1788)
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