Enjoying Domestic Happiness

1779

Robert Blyth, after John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
Robert Blyth

Artist, British, 1750 - 1784

John Hamilton Mortimer

Artist After, British, 1740 - 1779

The image depicts four figures in an interior scene with various objects surrounding them. The main figure is a woman seated in the center, appearing relaxed with her head resting on her hand. She has mid-length hair tied back and is wearing a light, flowing dress or robe with loose sleeves. On either side of her are two more figures. To her left, a man is standing leaning on a staff. To her right, a young girl stands slightly behind the seated woman with curly hair and a cap. A young child is seated at the woman's feet with arms extended upward. Several household items are also present, including a jug, a cabinet, and baskets. A sword and helmet hang on the wall above them. The background features rough walls and wooden beams, creating a rustic indoor setting.

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.1 × 17.4 cm (9 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 43 × 29 cm (16 15/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 71.3

  • Series Title

    Banditti Variously Employed


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. 71.3

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Drawn by J. H. Mortimer; lower center in plate: Enjoying domestic Happiness. / London, Publish'd as the Act directs 15th Nov. 1779 by R. Blyth, No. 27 Great Castle Street, Cavendish Square; lower right in plate: Etched by R. Blyth; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Box 38 T

Wikidata ID

Q77259513

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