Twelve etchings from Shakespeare: 10) York, from Henry IV, Part 2, Act V, Scene 4 (Catalogue Mortimer Exhibition 1968 - number 79)
John Hamilton Mortimer · British, 1740-1779
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This oval etching shows a bearded man in a white turban with ribbon bows, wearing armor, a lace collar, and a draped cloak, with his eyes lowered and a tear visible on his cheek. Engraved verse lines and a caption below identify the scene as York from Henry IV, Part 2, Act V, Scene 4, and the plate was published by J. Mortimer in 1776. The work is catalogued in the Mortimer Exhibition of 1968 as number 79 within a series of twelve Shakespeare etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer.
