Two bravos threatening fishermen with their halberds. Aquatint by P.P. Burdett, 1771, after J.H. Mortimer.
- Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740-1779.
- Date:
- 1771
- Reference:
- 42820i
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The two fishermen are kneeling and pleading for their lives while the young fisherwoman is trying to escape over a fence. One of the bandits is dressed in robes and a turban, the other wears armour. Fishing equipment lies on the ground
Publication/Creation
1771.
Physical description
1 print : aquatint ; image 35.7 x 45.3 cm
Lettering
J. Mortimer del. ; P.P. Burdett sculp. 1771
Creator/production credits
A composition by Mortimer that "was aquatinted by P.P. Burdett in 1771 ... Burdett showed at the Society of Artists that year [1772] 'An etching from a design of Mr Mortimer', and at the Society of Artists of Liverpool in 1774 a plate 'engraved in a new manner after a drawing by Mr J. Mortimer'"--Nicolson loc. cit.
References note
Benedict Nicolson, John Hamilton Mortimer ARA 1740-1779, London 1968, p. 39, under no. 75
Reference
Wellcome Collection 42820i
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