Silenus

1779

Robert Blyth

Associated Names
Robert Blyth
Artist, British, 1750 - 1784
John Hamilton Mortimer
Artist After, British, 1740 - 1779
The image shows a man's upper body and head in a side angle as he looks over his shoulder. He has a hooked nose, bushy eyebrows, curly short hair with a grapevine wreath, and a grinning expression with visible wrinkles and a textured beard. He wears a loose garment and the background is dark with an oval border around the portrait. The name "Silenus" is written at the bottom along with artist details.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, 5 April 1992); 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. 72

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Drawn by J. H. Mortimer / Publish'd as the Act directs July 19th, 1779 by R. Blyth; lower center in plate: Silenus; lower right in plate: Etch'd by R. Blyth

Wikidata ID

Q77259499

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