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,John Hamilton Mortimer

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Pen and ink drawing of an axe-wielding priest interrupting a sacrifice at an altar beneath a tree, with a crowd watching.

A Sacrifice Interrupted

1770s

Poet

May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a turban with a skeleton perched behind him, with lines of text below.

Richard II, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

May 20, 1775 (originally published), published 1809

Ophelia, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809

Bardolph

May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809

Oval print of a wide-eyed man in a feathered headdress with wheat ears, holding a wheat sheaf, titled Edgar.

Edgar

May 20, 1775; published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of Caliban, a grotesque figure with feathered neck, clawed hands and a quotation below.

Caliban

May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809

Beatrice

March 15, 1776 (originally published); published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a turban and armor, head bowed with a tear, with verse text below.

York, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of Falstaff, a bearded balding man in a ruff collar raising a tankard, with a quotation below.

Falstaff

originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Oval engraved portrait of Shylock, a bearded man in a cap and buttoned coat gesturing with a stern look.

Shylock

originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Engraved oval portrait of Cassandra with wide eyes and raised hand, wearing a white headband and draped garment.

Cassandra, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

originally published March 15, 1776, published 1809

Etching of two bandits on a rocky ledge, one leaning on a pillar and one with a plumed hat holding a sword.

Banditti on the Lookout, from Fifteen etchings dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds

1778

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of caricatured faces around a horned devil, with a medallion portrait held above.

Literary Characters Assembled Around the Medallion of Shakespeare

1776

Pen and ink drawing of a robed preacher addressing a crowd beneath hovering angels, with head studies at right.

Saint Paul Preaching to the Britons

1775

Pen and wash sketch of two men fighting with swords while a woman sits nearby at the left.

Two Men Fighting Before a Woman

1771

Pen and ink caricature of a choir with exaggerated faces at a music stand and a row of wigged onlookers below.

Choir and Orchestra (A Choral Band)

1776

Pen and ink drawing of a man kneeling with bowed head and arms outstretched, wearing a draped robe and sandals.

A Man Kneeling

1770

Brown ink drawing of a man with curly hair and a high-collared shirt, with handwritten inscriptions above and below.

Portrait of John Saxby

Studies of Academics

Two Heads in a Roundel

Studies of Groups of Heads

Pen and ink drawing of three armoured soldiers on stone blocks beside a tree, one pointing toward the upper left.

Three Soldiers in Armour Sitting on Stone Blocks

Pen and ink drawing of a seated woman by a tree and basket of fruit, with a reclining figure and distant rural landscape.

Reclining Female Figure in an Italian Landscape

Pen drawing of a crowned skeleton riding a pale horse over fallen figures, with winged creatures above.

Death on a Pale Horse

1775

Graphite drawing of a reclining male nude draped over a cloth on rocky ground, with a sketched background.

An Academy

1773

Etching of a rage-filled sea monster with a human-like head and coiled scaly body rising above turbulent waves.

Enrag'd Monster

1778

Etched title page with dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds; a boy points at the text beside a bearded man in a turban.

Title Page

1778

Etching of a seated woman with a wreath, foot on a goat, beside a man with a pipe and a basket in a pastoral landscape.

Pastoral

1778

Etching of a jealous sea monster rising from waves, grappling with a muscular man beside a reclining draped woman under cloud

Jealous Monster

1778

Etching of a woman in drapery struggling with a scaly sea monster on a shore, a bearded man watching from the reeds.

Successful Monster

1778

Etching of a satyr playing panpipes beside a sleeping figure, with a scaly sea monster and coiled tail in the water below.

Musical Monster

1778

Etching of allegorical figures: a blindfolded woman gestures toward a book labeled Nature while a child holds a mirror.

Comedy

1778

Etching of a grieving woman leaning on a rock above a body lying in the surf, with a bird in the sky.

Elegy

1778

Etching of a seated classical woman holding a bowl beside an urn and reclining figure, with billowing clouds, titled Tragedy.

Tragedy

1778

Etching of a turbaned man resting his chin on his hand, seated on a stone ledge by water beneath a leafy tree.

Reposo

1778

Etching of a bearded man in armor and cloak seated on a bank beside a helmet, with trees overhead and a sheet in hand.

Salvator Rosa

1778

Etching of an armored man seated on a rock pointing forward while two bearded companions look on, with trees and a spear.

Banditti Taking His Post

1778

Brown wash drawing of a young boy with tousled hair and a loose shirt, with handwritten inscriptions above and below.

Portrait of James Tuffs

Pen and ink drawing of fishermen hauling a net with fish beside a tree, a woman with a basket, and a harbor in the distance.

Fishermen

1774

Pen and ink drawing of a bacchanal with dancing draped figures, a tambourine, grapes, and a watching bearded figure by a wall

Bacchanal

1770

Pencil sketch of an urn with a lid beside a reclining classical figure and scrolling ornament, with a faint skull at left.

Designs for Decorative Vases

Pen and ink study of a seated woman, a boy playing a pipe, and a standing figure behind them on pale paper.

Study for "The Rustic Dancers"

1770

Pen and ink sketch of classically robed figures around a bowl, with studies of heads on the upper left and right.

Mucius Scaevolo [recto]

Figure Studies [verso]

Pen drawing of figures hauling a boat ashore in a gale, with a wind-bent tree and a stone tower on the coast.

Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale

1770-79

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted warrior stripping armor from a fallen soldier among rocks, with a sword and shield nearby.

Stripping the Slain

ca. 1773

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man pointing away as a woman and child stand beside a tree and stone arch with a dog.

Abraham Sending Away Hagar and Ishmael

n.d.

Etching of a seated woman with a flower wreath reaching toward a shepherd beside a resting goat under a tree.

Vrouw zit aan een strik in het haar van een herder, die op een fluit blaast

1778

Engraving of a draped woman with a chalice beside a reclining man, smoke behind her and classical urns at right.

Vrouw met kelk in haar hand staat bij het lichaam van een man

1778

Etching of a draped woman pointing to a book labeled NATURA beside a child with a mirror and a grotesque figure.

Vrouw wijst naar een bladzijde in een boek met afbeelding van een staande man

1778

Etching of a grieving woman on a rock above the sea, with a drowned man lying in the waves below.

Vrouw zit op een rots aan het strand en rouwt om een verdronken man

1778

Etching of a merman with a horned face coiling around a large fish in rough sea waves under a cloudy sky.

Meerman wurgt een grote vis

1778

Etching of four merman-like sea monsters wrestling a serpent in rough waves under a cloudy sky.

Vier meermannen wurgen een zeemonster

1780

Etching of a bearded man in classical dress seated outdoors beside a helmet, reading, with trees and rocks behind him.

Portret van Salvator Rosa

1778

Etching of a bearded old man with a walking stick beside an easel with sketches, outdoors among plants and trees.

Portret van Gerard de Lairesse met kruk

1778

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted warrior seated on rocks, leaning on a spear in a shadowy cave setting.

Helmeted Warrior

n.d.

Three Oriental Heads

1770/1775

Two Oriental Heads

1770/1775

Pen and brown wash sketch of a seated male nude with a bending draped figure and faint standing figures at right.

Male Nude and Other Figures

18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a horned demon with a trident pinning a nude figure amid flames, a scene of the damned in hell.

The Damned in Hell

n.d.

Etching of grotesque hybrid sea monsters with a coiling serpent in churning water under a cloudy sky.

Revengeful Monsters

1780

Beatrice

1775/1776

Bardolph, from "Twelve Characters from Shakespeare"

May 20, 1775