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J. Northcote Esq. / R.A.: P.14818-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

J. Northcote Esq. / R.A.
Portrait of James Northcote, R.A.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Hoare, Prince (After)

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Description

Stipple engraving on chine collé? after a drawing of Northcote by Prince Hoare (1755-1834). Portrait of the artist James Northcote (1746-1831) in early middle age within an oval with an outer border. Head and shoulders in profile facing left, right arm slightly raised (as though in the act of painting). Natural hair tied back in a bow, jacket with brass buttons open to reveal white neckband. Inscribed on the plate in the outer border below the image: 'PRINCE HOARE b[d]el.t'. Inscribed on the plate below the oval: 'J. NORTHCOTE. ESQ / R.A.'.

Legal notes

Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Dating

18th Century
1785 - 1820

Note

Height 133mm (plate) x width 112mm (plate); height 136mm (sheet, but trimmed to platemark at upper edge)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Stipple

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14818-R
Primary reference Number: 225427
O'Donaghue: 8
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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