John Hamilton Mortimer
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John Hamilton Mortimer #13,446

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Selected Works34

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Banditti on the Lookout
Banditti on the Lookout, 1778
Acquired 2013
Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Edgar
Edgar, 1775
Acquired 2013
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Caliban
Caliban, 1775
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Edgar
Edgar, 1775
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Lear
Lear, 1776
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Shylock
Shylock, 1776
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Cassandra, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare
Cassandra, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare, 1776
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Falstaff
Falstaff, 1776
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Beatrice
Beatrice, 1776
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
York, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare
York, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare, 1776
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Ophelia, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare
Ophelia, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare, 1775
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Bardolph
Bardolph, 1775
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Richard II, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare
Richard II, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare, 1775
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Poet
Poet, 1775
Acquired 2001
Etching on cream wove paper

Previous Sales

Christie's
Banditti; and Pilgrims
Banditti; and Pilgrims
Sold
Jul 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Self Portrait in Character
Self Portrait in Character, 1775
$1,690
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio
Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio
$33,047
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Banditi in a landscape
Banditi in a landscape
Sold
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Four Banditti in a Landscape
Four Banditti in a Landscape
$26,005
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Captive Family
Captive Family
$15,603
Jul 2021
Christie's
A Bacchanalian Dance
A Bacchanalian Dance
£97,875 ($129k USD)
Jul 2013
Christie's
Banditti fishing
Banditti fishing
€116,500 ($128k USD)
Jan 2012
Christie's
Il Reposo
Il Reposo
£13,145 ($17k USD)
Nov 2004
Forum Auctions · Artsy
The head of a man with moustache and small beard
The head of a man with moustache and small beard, 1775
Bidding closed
Pen and brown ink
Forum Auctions · Artsy
An oval half-length portrait of a gentleman, surrounded by head and figure studies (recto); calligraphic pen studies intertwined with three heads (verso)
An oval half-length portrait of a gentleman, surrounded by head and figure studies (recto); calligraphic pen studies intertwined with three heads (verso)
Bidding closed
Graphite, point of the brush, pen and grey ink, and grey-black ink on laid paper
Forum Auctions · Artsy
A comprehensive collection of 47 works by and after Mortimer
A comprehensive collection of 47 works by and after Mortimer
Bidding closed
Etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, some printed in sepia and red ink, on various papers

For Sale

Graves International Art · Artsy
Packhorse and Soldier
Packhorse and Soldier, 1783
US$280
Etching
Emanuel von Baeyer · Artsy
The artist Gerard Lairesse
The artist Gerard Lairesse, 1778
For sale
Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Elegy
Elegy, 1778
For sale
Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Three Oriental Heads
Three Oriental Heads, 1770
For sale
Pen and black ink on laid paper; laid down
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa, 1778
For sale
Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Gerd Lairesse
Gerd Lairesse, 1778
For sale
Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Figure Studies [verso]
Figure Studies [verso]
For sale
Pen and black and brown inks over black chalk on laid paper
Emanuel von Baeyer · Artsy
Jealous Monster
Jealous Monster, 1778
For sale
Etching
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Banditti in a Mountainous Landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.97 · Pen and black ink
Purchase, Ian Woodner Family Collection Fund, 2023
The Reviewers' Cave
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.49 · Pen and gray ink
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2018
Banditti on the Lookout
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.745 · Etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Edgar
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.746 · Etching on ivory laid paper
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Classical Subject: Possibly the Aftermath of a Battle
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.95 · Pen and black and brown ink, traces of black chalk
Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Richard II
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.58 · etching in brown ink
Gift of various donors to the department of Prints and Drawings
Duke of York (from "Twelve Characters from Shakespeare")
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.330.3 · Etching
Purchase, 2002
Shylock (from "Twelve Characters from Shakespeare")
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.330.2 · Etching
Purchase, 2002
Bardolph, from "Twelve Characters from Shakespeare"
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.330.1 · Etching
Purchase, 2002
Caliban
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.130 · Etching on cream wove paper
Mary S. Adams Endowment
Edgar
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.128 · Etching on cream wove paper
Mary S. Adams Endowment
Lear
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.132 · Etching on cream wove paper
Mary S. Adams Endowment
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death
John Hamilton Mortimer dies
Jan 1, 1779
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birth
John Hamilton Mortimer born
Jan 1, 1740