Cassandra

1776

John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
John Hamilton Mortimer

Artist, British, 1740 - 1779

The image shows a person's upper body in a three-quarter view. The individual faces forward with their right hand raised, index finger extended towards the ear. They have expressive facial features, with wide eyes and slightly parted lips, framed by wavy, shoulder-length hair. A headband or cloth wraps around their head. The person wears a draped garment that hangs off one shoulder. No visible jewelry or objects are present. The background is a simple, shaded oval shape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.7 × 32.9 cm (16 × 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 54.5 × 39 cm (21 7/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.64

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 96.12

  • Series Title

    Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, 4 May 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. 96.12

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: CASSANDRA. / lower center in plate: Troilus and Cressida Act IId Scene 4th / Cry Trojans cry, practice your eyes with tears / Troy must not be nor goodly Ilion stand. / Publishd March 15, 1776; by J. MORTIMER, Norfolk Street, STRAND

Wikidata ID

Q77259457

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