James Scott
(circa 1809-circa 1889), EngraverSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 132 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.
by James Scott, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by Edmund Fry, after Amelia Opie
mezzotint, published 1841
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by James Scott, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, (1843)
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by James Scott, after William Etty
mezzotint, published 1849 (1838)
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by James Scott, after William Etty
mezzotint, published 1849 (1838)
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by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s
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Elizabeth Godden (née Houghton), Lady Taylor
by James Scott, after John Hoppner
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s (circa 1780)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s (1787-1788)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s (1766-1769)
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by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s
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by James Scott, after George Lance
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s
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by James Scott, after George Lance
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s
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Elizabeth Godden (née Houghton), Lady Taylor
by James Scott, after John Hoppner
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s
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by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s (1789)
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by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1850s-1880s (1777)
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by James Scott, published by Robert Sunter, after Thomas Ellerby
mixed-method engraving, published 1 August 1853
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by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Stephen Pearce
mixed-method engraving, published 30 September 1853
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by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, late 19th century
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by James Scott, after Stephen Pearce
mezzotint, published 1854
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by James Scott, after Sir George Hayter
mezzotint, published 1854
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by James Scott, after Stephen Pearce
mezzotint, May 1855
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