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JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A. (PLYMOUTH 1746-1831 LONDON)
Portrait of Samuel Northcote (1743-1813), the artist's brother
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JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A. (PLYMOUTH 1746-1831 LONDON)
Portrait of Samuel Northcote (1743-1813), the artist's brother
signed 'James Northcote. pinx / 1809' (lower right, on the dog's collar)
oil on canvas
50 x 39 ¾ in. (127 x 109.1 cm.)
inscribed 'The Portrait of Samuel Northcote brother to James Northcote, R.A. / J.N. Pinxt 1800.' (under the relining canvas, according to the 1997 sale)
Portrait of Samuel Northcote (1743-1813), the artist's brother
signed 'James Northcote. pinx / 1809' (lower right, on the dog's collar)
oil on canvas
50 x 39 ¾ in. (127 x 109.1 cm.)
inscribed 'The Portrait of Samuel Northcote brother to James Northcote, R.A. / J.N. Pinxt 1800.' (under the relining canvas, according to the 1997 sale)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 November 1989, lot 165.
with Arthur Ackermann & Son, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1997, lot 45, when acquired by the present owner.
with Arthur Ackermann & Son, London.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1997, lot 45, when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
R. Strong et. al., The British Portrait 1660-1960, Woodbridge, 1991, pp. 248-9, pl. 237.
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Lucy Speelman
Junior Specialist, Head of Part II