19th

century

Oil on canvas

English

Portrait of Archibald Constable 1774 - 1827

Northcote, James (1746-1831)

The sitter was the proprietor of the successful periodical The Edinburgh Review and was also famous as the publisher of the novels of Sir Walter Scott. His later bankruptcy involved Scott, who worked tirelessly to relieve the sitter of his debts.

Schorr Collection, UK / © The Schorr Collection / Bridgeman Images

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