Knowledge (XXG)

James Watson (engraver)

Source 📝

144: 23: 176: 109:, and others. He engraved about fifty portraits after Reynolds, among them those of the Duchess of Cumberland; the Duchess of Manchester, with her son; Countess Spencer and her daughter; Barbara, Countess of Coventry; Anne Delaval, 154: 110: 180: 159: 134: 206: 55: 54:, Portland Chapel; but the majority were done for Sayer, Boydell, and other printsellers. He exhibited engravings with the 216: 128: 27: 211: 51: 62: 196: 201: 82: 102: 127: 106: 114: 94: 78: 66: 40: 90: 190: 148: 98: 86: 22: 44: 39:
He came while young to London, where he is supposed to have been a pupil of
175: 147: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 21: 50:
Watson published some of his works himself at his house in
8: 163:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 138:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 69:(1761?–1814) was his daughter and pupil. 77:Watson produced plates from pictures by 19:(c. 1739 – 1790) was an Irish engraver. 7: 129:"Watson, James (1739?-1790)"  14: 174: 160:Dictionary of National Biography 142: 135:Dictionary of National Biography 65:, on 20 May 1790. The engraver 56:Incorporated Society of Artists 1: 28:Jemima, Countess Cornwallis 233: 155:Watson, James (1739?-1790) 52:Little Queen Anne Street 181:James Watson (engraver) 58:between 1762 and 1775. 26:Engraving from 1771 of 207:18th-century engravers 111:Lady Isabella Stanhope 63:Fitzroy Street, London 43:. He became a leading 31: 25: 183:at Wikimedia Commons 217:Artists from London 83:Thomas Gainsborough 103:Godfried Schalcken 32: 179:Media related to 107:Peter Paul Rubens 224: 178: 164: 146: 145: 139: 131: 95:Anthony van Dyck 232: 231: 227: 226: 225: 223: 222: 221: 212:Irish engravers 187: 186: 171: 152: 143: 126: 123: 79:Joshua Reynolds 75: 67:Caroline Watson 61:Watson died in 41:James Macardell 37: 12: 11: 5: 230: 228: 220: 219: 214: 209: 204: 199: 189: 188: 185: 184: 170: 169:External links 167: 166: 165: 140: 122: 119: 91:Catherine Read 74: 71: 36: 33: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 229: 218: 215: 213: 210: 208: 205: 203: 200: 198: 195: 194: 192: 182: 177: 173: 172: 168: 162: 161: 156: 150: 149:public domain 141: 137: 136: 130: 125: 124: 120: 118: 116: 115:Nelly O'Brien 112: 108: 104: 100: 99:Gabriel Metzu 96: 92: 88: 87:Francis Cotes 84: 80: 72: 70: 68: 64: 59: 57: 53: 48: 46: 42: 34: 29: 24: 20: 18: 197:1730s births 158: 133: 76: 60: 49: 38: 17:James Watson 16: 15: 202:1790 deaths 191:Categories 121:References 47:engraver. 45:mezzotint 151::  113:, and 73:Works 35:Life 157:". 193:: 132:. 117:. 105:, 101:, 97:, 93:, 89:, 85:, 81:, 153:" 30:.

Index


Jemima, Countess Cornwallis
James Macardell
mezzotint
Little Queen Anne Street
Incorporated Society of Artists
Fitzroy Street, London
Caroline Watson
Joshua Reynolds
Thomas Gainsborough
Francis Cotes
Catherine Read
Anthony van Dyck
Gabriel Metzu
Godfried Schalcken
Peter Paul Rubens
Lady Isabella Stanhope
Nelly O'Brien
"Watson, James (1739?-1790)" 
Dictionary of National Biography
public domain
Watson, James (1739?-1790)
Dictionary of National Biography

James Watson (engraver)
Categories
1730s births
1790 deaths
18th-century engravers
Irish engravers

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.