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James Northcote

1746–1831

A Young Lady Playing the Harp ?exhibited 1814
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Biography

James Northcote (22 October 1746 – 13 July 1831) was a British painter. He became a member of the Royal Academy in 1787, and a member of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands in 1809.

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  • A Young Lady Playing the Harp

    James Northcote
    ?exhibited 1814
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art

Artist as subject

  • 2. Caricature of Northcote

    Henry Fuseli
    date not known
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  • 4. Northcote Writing his Life

    George Dance
    1799
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