Reference code
NOR/47
Title
James Northcote, Rome, to Saml. Northcote, Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Date
5 Nov 1778
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He is very proud that his self-portrait is hung in the [Uffizi] gallery; he has now received his diploma of admission to the Royal Academy of Florence; he transcribes some verses written in Italian about his picture, which has been compared to
Rubens; he is still copying the Sistine Chapel; his Italian has improved.