Portrait of James Northcote painting Sir Walter Scott
‘Portrait of James Northcote painting Sir Walter Scott’, attributed to John Cawse, c.1825-1830. The oil on canvas depicts an interior of an artist’s studio: the artist wearing a green coat and red turban is seen right standing with his palette at his easel. He is painting a portrait of the sitter who is seen seated in a red chair left. Beside the sitter a table with papers, book, quill and ink and leaning against it props - a sword, armour breastplate. A cocker spaniel dog is seated in the foreground centre beside a box on which rests a cloth and pair of wire rim glasses. On the studio walls two portraits of women are clearly seen.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 96/1949
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Common Name
- Portrait of James Northcote painting Sir Walter Scott
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- Plymouth
- Period Classification
- George IV (1820-1830)
- Production Town
- London Plymouth
- Production County
- ; Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England; England
- Production Date
- c 1825-1830
- Production Person Initials
- John James
- Production Person Surname
- Cawse Northcote
- Production Year Low
- 1825
- Production Year High
- 1830
