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James Watson, Snuffbox with portrait of John Wilkes (1727–1797)

James Watson

Irish · 1740–1790 · Printmaker

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  1. James Watson, after Joshua Reynolds, mezzotintafter Joshua ReynoldsChorley's · £20≈ $25≈ €23Sign up to see

James Watson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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James Watson, after Joshua Reynolds, mezzotint
after Joshua Reynolds
Chorley's · May 22, 2024
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James Watson, Lady sitting in a Chair, after Rubens, 1778, Mezzotint
Lady sitting in a Chair, after Rubens, 1778
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026
James Watson, Archbishop Laud | Lord Chief Baron Wandesford, after Antony van Dyck, Mezzotint
Archbishop Laud | Lord Chief Baron Wandesford, after Antony van Dyck
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026
James Watson, Maria, Duchess of Ancaster, Nach 1755, Mezzotinto auf Bütten nach einem Gemälde von Joshua Reynolds (Mannings 163)
Maria, Duchess of Ancaster, Nach 1755
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 19, 2020
James Watson, Maria, Duchess of Ancaster, Nach 1755, Mezzotinto auf Bütten nach einem Gemälde von Joshua Reynolds (Mannings 163)
Maria, Duchess of Ancaster, Nach 1755
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 28, 2020

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 Lanthorn1767–81 · 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 Chair1778 · 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 Erskine1761 - 1790
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
James Watson, Portret van Arthur Beardmore en zijn zoon
Portret van Arthur Beardmore en zijn zoon1765
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
James Watson, Portret van Helena Beatson als kind
Portret van Helena Beatson als kind1768
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
James Watson, David Garrick Esqr
David Garrick Esqr1780
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
James Watson, Archbishop Laud
Archbishop Laud1779
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 Pembrokeshire1780
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 Pembrokeshire1780
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 Pembrokeshire1780
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 Denmark1771
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James Watson after Francis Cotes, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Watson, Jemima Countess Cornwallis
Jemima Countess Cornwallis1771
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Watson, Jemima Countess Cornwallis
Jemima Countess Cornwallis1771
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Watson, Catherine Bunbury
Catherine Bunbury1778 · 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 Amherst1766 · mezzotint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene — Open Access (CC0)

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