James Northcote, Rome, to Saml. Northcote, Plymouth, Devonshire, England

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 47 of 61 in this group

Reference code

NOR/47

Title

James Northcote, Rome, to Saml. Northcote, Plymouth, Devonshire, England

Date

5 Nov 1778

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

He is very proud that his self-portrait is hung in the [Uffizi] gallery; he has now received his diploma of admission to the Royal Academy of Florence; he transcribes some verses written in Italian about his picture, which has been compared to Rubens; he is still copying the Sistine Chapel; his Italian has improved.