Regency Portraits Catalogue

Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), Philosopher

1803
Oil by Lawrence (NPG 45).

c.1803
Oil by Opie, head and shoulders as Recorder of Bengal, engraved by Ridley for The Monthly Mirror, 1 February 1804 and by Greatbach as frontispiece to his Miscellaneous Works, 1846 'from a Picture in the possession of R. J. Mackintosh Esq' and probably that sold at Sotheby's, 1 February 1950 (62).

c.1820
Drawing by Wivell in Earl of Crawford and Balcarres collection.

c.1824
Miniature by William Derby, engraved by Thomson for The European Magazine, 1 July 1824.

1829-30
Several satires by 'Paul Pry' and others show Mackintosh with Burdett, Brougham, Eldon, O'Connell, Peel and Wellington in various political issues of 1829-30 (British Museum Catalogue nos.15666, 15701-2, 15719 and 16040).

1829
Marble bust by C. Moore was made for Lord Nugent, exhibited RA 1829 (1161).

c.1832
Marble bust by Burlowe, mentioned in Literary Gazette, 1832, p 364, exhibited RA 1833 (1155) and engraved in mezzotint by C. Turner 1833 (Alfred Whitman, Charles Turner, 1907, 336); small stipple by Finden used as frontispiece to the Memoirs, II (ed. by his son, R. J. Mackintosh, 1836).

Lithograph by Isaac Slater 'from an original Sketch by Mr Slater in the possession of Sir Robert Harry Inglis Bart', published by Joseph Slater 3 July 1832.

Undated
Oil by Colvin Smith listed in Colvin Smith, 1939.

Posthumous
1855
'Model of a Bust forming part of a monument to be erected in Westminster Abbey', exhibited by Theed RA 1855 (1519).



This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.