James Northcote, to his mother

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 13 of 61 in this group

Reference code

NOR/13

Title

James Northcote, to his mother

Date

6 Oct 1772

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece, in 4 fragments

Content Description

He writes to comfort her and justify his actions in leaving for London to become a painter, it is application that will make him a great painter, not just that he has lived with Sir Joshua Reynolds.