James Neagle
James Neagle 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.Life
Neagle went to the Royal Academy Schools in 1786. He had many commissions from the publishing firm of Cadell & Davies. 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 he emigrated to America, where he died not long afterwards in 1822.Works
Neagle's work included plates for:
A major work was The Royal Procession in St. Paul's on St. George's Day, 1789, from a drawing by Edward Dayes.Family
Neagle had a son, John B. Neagle, who practised as an engraver in Philadelphia.
