Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Brownlow North (1741-1820), Bishop of Winchester
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Prelate; 2nd son of 1st Earl of Guilford, half brother of the prime minister Lord North (2nd Earl Guilford), by whom he was much favoured; fellow of All Souls 1763; canon of Christ Church 1770; Dean of Canterbury 1770-71; Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1771, Worcester 1774, and Winchester 1781 (and prelate of the Garter); restored Farnham Castle; ‘possessed of much higher abilities than has generally been supposed; which might, perhaps, be owing to his deafness’ (Gentleman's Magazine, 1820).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.
