James Watson

Irish · 1740–1790 · Printmaker

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Irish engraver (1740–1790)

Born 1740, DublinDied 1790, LondonOccupation PrintmakerWikidata Q12072573 ↗ULAN 500007231 ↗Museum works 16

Also known as James, I Watson, Watson, James, I

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Watson, Snuffbox with portrait of John Wilkes (1727–1797) — **Snuffbox with portrait of John Wilkes (1727–1797)**ca. 1765–1770 · Enameled copper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 — Open Acces…

James Watson, A Girl Singing Ballads By a Paper Lanthorn — **A Girl Singing Ballads By a Paper Lanthorn**1767–81 · Mezzotint; second state
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953 — Open Access…

James Watson, Lady Sitting in a Chair — **Lady Sitting in a Chair**1778 · Mezzotint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

James Watson, Portret van Janet Erskine — **Portret van Janet Erskine**1761 - 1790
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

James Watson, Portret van Arthur Beardmore en zijn zoon — **Portret van Arthur Beardmore en zijn zoon**1765
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

James Watson, Portret van Helena Beatson als kind — **Portret van Helena Beatson als kind**1768
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

James Watson, David Garrick Esqr — **David Garrick Esqr**1780
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

James Watson, Archbishop Laud — **Archbishop Laud**1779
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

James Watson, Sir Richard Stacpoole of Pembrokeshire — **Sir Richard Stacpoole of Pembrokeshire**1780
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

James Watson, Princess Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark — **Princess Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark**1771
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James Watson after Francis Cotes, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

James Watson, Jemima Countess Cornwallis — **Jemima Countess Cornwallis**1771
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

James Watson, Catherine Bunbury — **Catherine Bunbury**1778 · mezzotint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene — Open Access (CC0)

James Watson, Sir Jeffrey Amherst — **Sir Jeffrey Amherst**1766 · mezzotint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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