Edgar

1775

John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
John Hamilton Mortimer

Artist, British, 1740 - 1779

The image shows an upper body view of man named Edgar. He is turned in a three-quarter position with his head facing forward while his right shoulder is slightly turned out. The man has distinctive facial features with marked eyebrows, a straight nose, and a slight beard. His hair is tousled and voluminous with additional adornments such as leaves and small plants interwoven. His bare skin is visible. In his hand, he holds a bundle of wheat. The background is a textured oval, with a caption in the lower part of the frame.

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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: 40.4 × 32.9 cm (15 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 56 × 37.9 cm (22 1/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.68

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 96.4

  • Series Title

    Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, 2 August 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. 96.4

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: EDGAR.; lower center in plate: Away! the foul fiend follows me / Through the sharp Hawthorn blows the cold wind. / Humph--go to thy bed and warm thee / Published May 20 1775 by J. MORTIMER, Norfolk Street, STRAND; lower right in plate: Lear, Act III: Scene 3

Wikidata ID

Q77259467

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