Comedy

1778

John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
John Hamilton Mortimer

Artist, British, 1740 - 1779

The image shows a woman reading a book titled "NATURE" to two children. The woman is standing with one leg forward, holding the book open with one hand and gesturing at a page with the other hand. The children are sitting at her feet, one holding a mirror and the other leaning on a stick. In the background, there are lush trees with detailed leaves, and the sky is partly cloudy. The publication date of the image is December 8, 1779, and the title "COMEDY" is inscribed at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 × 20.1 cm (11 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.4 × 29.1 cm (16 11/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.51.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 140.2

  • Series Title

    Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1986

  • Sunderland, John. "John Hamilton Mortimer: His Life and Works," Walpole Society 52 (1986): no. 140.2

Wikidata ID

Q65572705

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