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John Hamilton Mortimer

British artist (1740-1779)

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Images by John Hamilton Mortimer

17 images from works
  • A prisoner is sitting on straw in a cave with his feet chained to the wall, there are a few provisions on a small shelf in the rock. Etching by R. Blyth after J.H. Mortimer.
  • A man rises from behind a gravestone as a skeleton in a shroud attempts to keep it closed. Etching by J. Haynes after J. Mortimer.
  • Two sleeping water creatures, similar to mermaids. Etching by J.H. Mortimer, 177-.
  • A nude male model before a painting and drawing life class. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1771, after J.H. Mortimer.
  • Salvator Rosa. Pen and ink drawing after J. H. Mortimer.
  • Two anatomists dissecting a corpse, surrounded by birds, a cat, a dog and mice. Etching by S. Ireland after J. H. Mortimer, 17--.
  • A witch, raising her arm above a flaming cauldron, recites a spell; a young woman kneels in front of the cauldron. Mezzotint by J. Dixon after J.H. Mortimer, 1773.
  • Three gamblers and an old man; representing the vain fight with time. Engraving by J. Hogg after J.H. Mortimer after G. Chaucer.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Mezzotint with etching by J.H. Mortimer after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • King Richard II as described by William Shakespeare. Drawing after J.H. Mortimer.
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Robert Blyth
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Brigands and robbers