James Neagle (1760?–1822) was a British engraver. Very largely a line engraver of book illustrations, he was prolific of designs by Thomas Stothard, Robert Smirke, Henry Fuseli, Gavin Hamilton, Henry Singleton, Richard Cook, and other popular artists. [1]
Life
Neagle went to the Royal Academy Schools in 1786. He had many commissions from the publishing firm of Cadell & Davies. [2] In 1801, in a civil action brought by Jean Marie Delattre the engraver against John Singleton Copley, over a plate, Neagle was a witness for the plaintiff. Towards the end of his life (after 1816) he emigrated to America, where he died not long afterwards in 1822. [1] [2]
Works
Neagle's work included plates for: [1]
- John Boydell's and other editions of Shakespeare, including plates after Francis Wheatley; [2]
- John Sharpe's and Charles Cooke's series of English Classics;
- Edward Forster's Arabian Nights, 1802;
- Gil Blas, 1809, translated by Benjamin Heath Malkin; [2]
- Ancient Terra-Cottas in the British Museum, 1810, by Taylor Combe; [2] and
- James Cavanah Murphy's Arabian Antiquities of Spain, 1816.
A major work was The Royal Procession in St. Paul's on St. George's Day, 1789, from a drawing by Edward Dayes. [1]
Family
Neagle had a son, John B. Neagle (died 1866), who practised as an engraver in Philadelphia. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b c d e Painting, Vivienne W. "Neagle, James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/19816. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "
Neagle, James".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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James Neagle (1760?–1822) was a British engraver. Very largely a line engraver of book illustrations, he was prolific of designs by Thomas Stothard, Robert Smirke, Henry Fuseli, Gavin Hamilton, Henry Singleton, Richard Cook, and other popular artists. [1]
Life
Neagle went to the Royal Academy Schools in 1786. He had many commissions from the publishing firm of Cadell & Davies. [2] In 1801, in a civil action brought by Jean Marie Delattre the engraver against John Singleton Copley, over a plate, Neagle was a witness for the plaintiff. Towards the end of his life (after 1816) he emigrated to America, where he died not long afterwards in 1822. [1] [2]
Works
Neagle's work included plates for: [1]
- John Boydell's and other editions of Shakespeare, including plates after Francis Wheatley; [2]
- John Sharpe's and Charles Cooke's series of English Classics;
- Edward Forster's Arabian Nights, 1802;
- Gil Blas, 1809, translated by Benjamin Heath Malkin; [2]
- Ancient Terra-Cottas in the British Museum, 1810, by Taylor Combe; [2] and
- James Cavanah Murphy's Arabian Antiquities of Spain, 1816.
A major work was The Royal Procession in St. Paul's on St. George's Day, 1789, from a drawing by Edward Dayes. [1]
Family
Neagle had a son, John B. Neagle (died 1866), who practised as an engraver in Philadelphia. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b c d e Painting, Vivienne W. "Neagle, James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/19816. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "
Neagle, James".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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