Bacchanal

1770/1775

John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
John Hamilton Mortimer

Artist, British, 1740 - 1779

This is a drawing of three figures in dynamic poses. The figures are draped in flowing garments and one holds a tambourine. The background includes a stone wall and foliage. The floor has grapes and broken pottery scattered around.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.9 x 39.8 cm (14 1/8 x 15 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.46.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 158

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Theodore Besterman (Lugt undescribed)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

Bibliography

1971

  • Christie's, London: 3/2/1971, no.84.

1981

  • Christie's, London: 11/17/81, no.60.

1986

  • Sunderland, John. "John Hamilton Mortimer: His Life and Works," Walpole Society 52 (1986): no. 158

Wikidata ID

Q64582769

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