Richard II
1775
Artist, British, 1740 - 1779
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
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Dimensions
plate: 40.3 × 33.6 cm (15 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
sheet: 57.1 × 42.7 cm (22 1/2 × 16 13/16 in.) -
Accession
2017.53.72
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Catalogue Raisonné
Sunderland 1986, no. 96.2
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(William Weston Gallery, London, 24 June 1987); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1986
Sunderland, John. "John Hamilton Mortimer: His Life and Works," Walpole Society 52 (1986): no. 96.2
Inscriptions
upper center in plate: RICHARD II.d; lower center in plate: For within the hollow crown / That rounds the mortal temples of a King / Keeps Death his Court... / ...Comes at last & with a little fun / Bores thro' his castle walls & farewell King / Published May 20 1775 by MORTIMER, Norfolk Street, STRAND ; Richard II. Act 3 Scene 2.
Wikidata ID
Q77259475