A Guide to the Papers of James Northcote, 1794-1832 Northcote, James, Papers of, 1794-1832 11300

A Guide to the Papers of James Northcote, 1794-1832

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 11300


[logo]

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
USA
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Reference Request Form: https://small.lib.virginia.edu/reference-request/
URL: http://small.library.virginia.edu/

© 2002 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
11300
Title
Papers of James Northcote, 1794-1832
Physical Characteristics
This collection contains ca. 50 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of James Northcote, 1794-1832, Accession #11300, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the University of Virginia Library by Anne Dutcher, Stuart, Florida, on March 26, 1997.

Biographical/Historical Information

James Northcote, an English portraitist and historical painter, was born at Plymouth, Devonshire, in 1746, the son of a watchmaker, who came to London and apprenticed himself to Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1773. He traveled to Italy in 1777, and during his residence there he became a member of the Ancient Etruscan Academy of Cortona, the Imperial Academy at Florence, and the Academy Del Forti at Rome. Northcote returned to England in 1781 and was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1786. Northcote died in London on July 13, 1831.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of an incomplete autograph manuscript for One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected by James Northcote (1746-1831) first published by George Lawford in 1828; a printed item entitled Diligence and Dissipation: or the Progress of a Modest Girl and a Wanton (1796), which was transferred to the Rare Books Division; engravings of James Northcote and Sir John Northcote; and related papers, ca. 1794-1832, ca. fifty items. The pages of the manuscript have been numbered in pencil and include various letters, lists of possible fables to include in the book, and both pencil and ink manuscripts of individual fables.

Correspondents include: George Lawford to James Northcote concerning the fables (1827 Jul 5, Aug 13); Messrs. Furlong & Co. to Northcote regarding William Wallace Tucker (1825 May 18); D. Dunbar to Cawthorn Roades (1829 Jan); a letter to Northcote about the Anniversary Festival of the Artists Benevolent Fund (1827 May 6); and a letter to R.B. Davis from William Hillman, executor of Northcote (1832 Oct 22).

Manuscripts of fables include:
The Elephant and the Wolf
The Gentleman and the Lizard
The Owl and the Magpie
The Sword and the Spit
The Butterfly, the Grasshopper and the Bee
The Rat With a Bell
A Carrier and His Horse
The Monkey and Her Cub A Fable
The Ostrich & Huntsman
The Swan and the Goose
The Balm Tree and the Thorn
The Eagle's Statue
The Preface
The Two Rats
The Lynx and the Mole
The Wonderful Singer