John William Norie
1 portrait of Williams (Solomon Williams?)
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Regency Portraits Catalogue
John William Norie
by Adam Buck, after Williams (Solomon Williams?)
circa 1803
8 1/4 in. x 7 3/4 in. (210 mm x 197 mm)
NPG 1131
This portraitback to top
The Complete Set of Nautical Tables, known to generations of sailors as Norie’s Tables, was published in 1803, approximately the date of this portrait. A card removed from the back in 1939 and now in registered packet 1131 is inscribed in flourishing pencil Copied from Williams By Mr Buck. This refers possibly to an original but unlocated painting by Solomon Williams, one of Adam Buck's Irish compatriots. No other portrait of Norie is recorded in the NPG archive.
Physical descriptionback to top
Nearly whole-length seated in red-upholstered armchair, left arm on table with red cloth, stationery-box, ivory paper-knife, letter and spectacles, right holding folded paper; black suit, cream waistcoat, white neckcloth and cravat, gold ring on left little finger; thick fair hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion; bureau-bookcase in left background.
Exhibitionsback to top
'The Ship, Key to the World', Antwerp, 1958.
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.