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Mr. Northcote

Painter and friend of Hazlitt, discussed in artistic contexts.

minor

Also known as Mr. Northcote, Northcote

First appearance: volume i on certain inconsistencies in sir joshua reynolds s discourses

Mr. Northcote shows up with force in On the Picturesque and Ideal. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in reference to his study of Gadshill, where a white horse's head contrasts with a dark face.
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See Mr. Northcote in volume i on certain inconsistencies in sir joshua reynolds s discourses

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WCWilliam CobbettWHWilliam HazlittSJSir Joshua Rey…JCJohn CavanaghWWWilliam Wordsw…MNMr. Northcote

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  • Other

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  • Literary and Artistic Circle
  • Writers and Thinkers
  • Protagonist
  • Sports and Theater

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See Mr. Northcote in volume i on certain inconsistencies in sir joshua reynolds s discourses