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[John Hamilton Mortimer.]
H. Mortimer. W.H. Watt.
London, Published Dec.r 1.1833, by John Major. 50, Fleet Street.
Engraving. India paper proof. 260 x 164mm (10¼ x 6½").
Proof of the self portrait used as frontispiece to Allan Cunningham's essay 'Mortimer, Portrait in Character' from his 'Cabinet Gallery of Pictures'. The original is in the Towner Gallery in Mortimer's native Eastbourne. John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779), was a history painter, portrait painter and illustrator. Mortimer was well-known for his conversation pieces and his romantic subjects set in the wild Italian countryside. He became President of the Society of Artists in 1774 but died young a few years later.
Original etching in NPG: D14579. Sunderland: 107d.
[Ref: 18957] £45.00
London, Published Dec.r 1.1833, by John Major. 50, Fleet Street.
Engraving. India paper proof. 260 x 164mm (10¼ x 6½").
Proof of the self portrait used as frontispiece to Allan Cunningham's essay 'Mortimer, Portrait in Character' from his 'Cabinet Gallery of Pictures'. The original is in the Towner Gallery in Mortimer's native Eastbourne. John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779), was a history painter, portrait painter and illustrator. Mortimer was well-known for his conversation pieces and his romantic subjects set in the wild Italian countryside. He became President of the Society of Artists in 1774 but died young a few years later.
Original etching in NPG: D14579. Sunderland: 107d.
[Ref: 18957] £45.00