James and George Foggo were brothers who lived and worked together. Godwin noted the name 'Fogg' from 1831 in
a variety of contexts relating to the arts, but there is no way of discriminating which of the
two brothers he is referring to. One entry is to 'Foggo twitch' - which refers to one of the brothers, as
recorded in William J Linton's Memories: 'One of the brothers, I forget which, had a habit of
twitching or wriggling his nose, a habit also noticeable in another gaunt Scotchman, Lord
Brougham. It was said that this Foggo and his lordship were once opponent speakers at a public
meeting, and the noses of the two men, alike in general personal appearance, wagged against each
other, to the great amusement of the beholders. I only knew the Foggos, worthy men, I believe,
if not successful painters, as rather captious members of the Institute of Fine Arts, at which
we were often in collision.'
We have followed Linton in not ascribing the twitch to a particular Foggo.
