Landscape and figure painter.  He was a native of Hammerston, England and came to the United States in 1858. 

In 1859, while living in Brooklyn, New York he belonged to the early art community which included, Regis Gignoux, William Hart and his brother James M. Hart. 

Northcote studied with Philp Philips, Louis Haag, Stanfield. 

Work:

Drury Lane Theater
Surrey Theater

Exhibited: 

National Academy of Design, New York City, 1884-1886

 613.  A Winter Day on Long Island

 834.  Rustic Bridge, Denville, Morris Co., New Jersey

Listed:

The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860
Groce / Wallace

Who Was Who in American Art, Sound View Press

Art Across America, Two Centuries of Regional Painting, Volume 1
William H. Gerdts