1830 Conversations of James Northcote, Esq., R.A.

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First Edition, Leather Binding

First edition. With a portrait frontispiece, engraved by T Wright, after a drawing by A. Wivell. A popular work, in which the author details his conversations with the British painter and member of the Royal Academy, James Northcote, during his final years. Hazlitt had a deep interest in the lives of painters in their old age, and thus began to spend time with James Northcote, making notes from their conversations about life. Written by William Hazlitt, an English essayist, literary critic, painter and philosopher, widely regarded as one of the greatest critics in the history of the English language. Bound by Riviere & Son.