Ophelia

1775

John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
John Hamilton Mortimer

Artist, British, 1740 - 1779

The image features a detailed portrait of a woman from the waist up, depicted in a slightly turned position looking to her left. She has delicate facial features with a high forehead, a straight nose, full lips, and downward-cast eyes. Her long, wavy, dark hair flows over her shoulders, adorned with a crown of flowers and foliage. She wears a light-colored, flowing garment with loose sleeves and holds a bouquet of flowers. The background is a simple textured oval vignette with the name "Ophelia" inscribed above her head.

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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: 40.2 × 32.7 cm (15 13/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 59 × 43.6 cm (23 1/4 × 17 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.98

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 96.3

  • Series Title

    Twelve Characters from Shakespeare

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Willliam Weston Gallery, London, 24 June 1987); 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. 96.3

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: OPHELIA.; lower center in plate: There's Fennel for you and Columbines / There's Rue for you and some for me. / Hamlet Act IV Scene 7 / Published May 20, 1775, by J MORTIMER, Norfolk Street, STRAND

Wikidata ID

Q77259528

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