(1872), ii. 72; Meyer, Conv. Lex., xvii. 632; Müller, 396; Wolfg. Müller, Düsseldf. K., 313.
NORDENSWAN, VICTORINE, born at
Tawastehus, Finland, June 14, 1838, died
there, Aug. 25, 1872. History painter, pupil
of Otto Mengelberg in Düsseldorf; returned
to Finland in 1872. Works: John
the Evangelist (1867); Holy Women at
Sepulchre (1869); Mary Magdalen at Cross
(1870).—Kunst-Chronik, viii. 40.
NORDGREN, AXEL, born in Stockholm,
Dec. 5, 1828. Landscape painter, studied
nature in Sweden and Norway, then pupil
in Düsseldorf of Gude. Court painter;
Member of Stockholm Academy, 1869.
Medals: Stockholm, Lyons. Works: Promontory
of Kullen on Swedish Coast; Cliffs
of Bohuslän; Norwegian Landscape, Düsseldorf
Gallery; View in Swedish Lapland
(1866), Königsberg Museum; Ramsthalshorn
near Tralltauwaren; Waterfall in
Ramsdalen; Moonrise on Swedish Coast
(1880); Pilot Harbour on Norwegian Coast
(1882).—Müller, 396; Zeitschr. f. b. K., xv.
380.
NORMAN FLEET, SAILING OF THE,
Albert Maignan, Luxembourg Museum;
canvas, H. 2 ft. 8 in. × 3 ft. 9 in. Departure
of the fleet of William the Norman, from
Dives, 1066, for the conquest of England.
Salon, 1874.
NORMANN, ADELSTEEN, born at Bodoe,
Norway, May 1, 1848. Landscape painter,
pupil of Düsseldorf Academy under
Eugen Dücker; chooses his subjects from
his native country, which he visits frequently.
Works: View on Sogne Fjord, Stockholm
Museum; View in Romsdal; Stamsund
in Loffoden Islands; Harbour, ib.;
Midnight, ib.; Romsdal Fjord; Folden
Fjord; Salten Fjord; View in Loffoden
(1884); Sogne Fjord (1885).—Meyer, Conv.
Lex., xxi. 669; Müller, 396.
NORMANN, RUDOLF VON, born in
Stettin, May 2, 1806, died in Dessau, June
18, 1882. Landscape painter, pupil of Düsseldorf
Academy under J. W. Schirmer;
studied from nature on the banks of the
Moselle, in Switzerland, and the Tyrol. In
1866 became superintendent of the court
theatre and conservator of all art collections
at Dessau. Works: Trarbach on the Moselle
(1832), Düsseldorf Art Union; Burg
Eltz (1832), Berlin Art Union; Views near
Zell and Cochem (1834); By the Loreley
Rock (1835); Street in Brunnen on Lake
Vierwaldstädt (1836); St. Goar and Goarshausen
(1839); Burg Rheinstein; Swiss
Village; Lake in Alps with Glaciers; The
Jungfrau; Alp with Huts; City on Mountain
Lake; Swiss Village with Children's
Procession; Vierwaldstädt Lake; View near
Stanz (1838), Leipsic Museum; Falls near
Schaffhausen; Salzburg seen from Maria
Plein; The Brünig; Hasli Valley near Brienz.—Andresen,
iv. 80; Meyer, Conv. Lex.,
xx. 723; Kunst-Chronik, xvii. 628; Wolfg.
Müller, Düsseldf. K., 347.
NÖRR, JULIUS, born in Munich in 1827.
Landscape and genre painter, pupil of Munich
Academy; then studied battle painting
under Feodor Dietz, but abandoned it for
landscape under J. G. Steffan; travelled in
Germany, Switzerland, and Upper Italy.
Works: Spring on Starnberg Lake; Potato-Harvest;
Landscape with Horsemen; View
on Chiem Lake; Noon in a Quarry; Rendezvous
of Huntsmen; Horse-Pond; Night
Ambuscade; Travelling People; Ploughman's
Rest, John D. Lankenau, Philadelphia;
Selling the Booty (Jubilee Exhibition,
Berlin, 1886).—Müller, 397.
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NORTHCOTE, JAMES, born at Plymouth,
Oct. 22,
1746, died in
London, July
13, 1831. Was
a watchmaker
until 1771,
when he became
the pupil
and assistant of
Sir Joshua Reynolds,
under
whom he learned to paint tolerably good
