A Captn of Banditti Sending Out a Party

1778

John Hamilton Mortimer

Associated Names
John Hamilton Mortimer

Artist, British, 1740 - 1779

This is a drawing of a group preparing for action. The drawing shows a figure in elaborate, historical attire with a hat, plume, and a belt with weapons giving directions to another figure clad in armor, who is captured mid-motion. Another figure wearing a turban is leaning on a fence between them. Detailed line work adds depth to the sky and ground, suggesting an outdoor atmosphere with plants and a clear horizon. The composition focuses on the interaction and tension among the figures, emphasizing a possible narrative of organization and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 × 20.2 cm (11 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 43 × 29.5 cm (16 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.51.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 140.11

  • 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. 140.11

Wikidata ID

Q65572716

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