Tragedy

1778

John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
John Hamilton Mortimer
Artist, British, 1740 - 1779
The image shows a person standing next to a large, round object. The person has long hair, is dressed in a robe with a sash, and is holding a bowl. There is also a decorative urn or vase nearby. The background shows swirling clouds and lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.8 × 20.1 cm (11 3/4 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.5 × 29.1 cm (16 3/4 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.51.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 140.3

  • 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. 140.3

Wikidata ID

Q65572708

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