Descriptions

‘Portrait of Edmund Burke’ by James Northcote, c. 1770-1780. This oil on canvas by Northcote depicts Burke in head and shoulders facing left to right. He wears a red coat and waistcoat with a white lace collar, tie, and a white wig.

This painting may be a copy of that of Joshua Reynolds’s entitled ‘Edmund Burke’, dated 1774 (part of The National Galleries of Scotland’s collection). Both pictures are extremely close in composition and treatment. Northcote was a student of Reynolds from 1771-1776, our painting by Northcote dates from 1770-1780, around the time that Northcote was a student of Reynolds.

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Irish politician and statesman, who served as a Member of Parliament in the Whig party from 1766-1794. He was also known for his writing of his ‘Reflections on the Revolution in France’ which criticised the actions in France, destroying the social structure and institutions.


Inscription

2570
Wm 95 19 24 10 Ex Harvey
From the collection of the late Sir Scrogue Belmont(?)-Moorland Netteldean, Lincoln

This object is not on display.