John Hamilton Mortimer

British · 1740–1779 · Painter, Printmaker

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FALSTAFF; LEAR; BARDOLPH; RICHARD II; EDGAR; POET; CALIBAN; OPHELIA (from `TWELVE CHARACTERS FROM SHAKESPEARE`)Lawrences Auctioneers · Oct 2023£120≈ $146≈ €139Sign up to see
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British artist (1740-1779)

Born 1740, EastbourneDied 1779, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q4208518 ↗ULAN 500015637 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as John H. Mortimer, John Hamilton Mortimor, John Hamilton Mortimore, John Mort. Hamilton, John Mortimer, Mortimer, Mortimor, Mortimore

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Hamilton Mortimer, The Reviewers' Cave — **The Reviewers' Cave**1765 · Pen and gray ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2018 — Open Access (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Enrag'd Monster, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds" — **Enrag'd Monster, from "Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds"**December 8, 1778 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

John Hamilton Mortimer, Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale — **Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale**1770–79 · Pen and black ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory…

John Hamilton Mortimer, Stripping the Slain — **Stripping the Slain**ca. 1773 · Pen and black ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1974 — Open Access (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Banditti in a mountainous landscape — **Banditti in a mountainous landscape**1770–79 · Pen and black ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Ian Woodner Family Collection Fund …

John Hamilton Mortimer, Classical Subject of Fighting — **Classical Subject of Fighting**1760–79 · Pen and black and brown ink, traces of black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013 …

John Hamilton Mortimer, Enrag'd Monster — **Enrag'd Monster**1778 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Title Page — **Title Page**1778 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Pastoral — **Pastoral**1778 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Jealous Monster — **Jealous Monster**1778 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Successful Monster — **Successful Monster**1778 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Sir Arthegal, the Knight of Justice, with Talus, the Iron Man (from Spenser's `Faerie Queene') — **Sir Arthegal, the Knight of Justice, with Talus, the Iron Man (from Spenser's `Faerie Queene')**1778
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate

John Hamilton Mortimer, West Gate of Pevensey Castle, Sussex — **West Gate of Pevensey Castle, Sussex**1773
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

John Hamilton Mortimer, Thomas Le Blanc — **Thomas Le Blanc**1767
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

John Hamilton Mortimer, Jack Broughton, the Boxer — **Jack Broughton, the Boxer**1767
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

John Hamilton Mortimer, Self-Portrait with His Father and His Brother — **Self-Portrait with His Father and His Brother**1760
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

John Hamilton Mortimer, A Caricature Group — **A Caricature Group**1766
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

John Hamilton Mortimer, An Unknown Woman — **An Unknown Woman**1770
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

John Hamilton Mortimer, A Young Man with his Indian(?) Servant Holding a Portfolio — **A Young Man with his Indian(?) Servant Holding a Portfolio**1765
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

John Hamilton Mortimer, Caliban — **Caliban**May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809 · Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary S. Adams Endowment — public domain (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Edgar — **Edgar**May 20, 1775; published 1809 · Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary S. Adams Endowment — public domain (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Ophelia, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare — **Ophelia, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare**May 20, 1775 (originally published); published 1809 · Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary S. Adams Endowment — public domain (CC0)

John Hamilton Mortimer, Lear — **Lear**March 15, 1776 (originally published); published 1809 · Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary S. Adams Endowment — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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