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John Hamilton Mortimer Art

English, 1740-1779

John Hamilton Mortimer was a British figure and landscape painter and printmaker, known for romantic paintings set in Italy, works depicting conversations and works drawn in the 1770s portraying war scenes, similar to those of Salvator Rosa. Mortimer became President of the Society of Artists in 1774, five years before his death, at age 39.

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Artist: John Hamilton Mortimer
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

By John Hamilton Mortimer

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas 30 x 25 ⅛ inches; 762 x 638 mm Verso: after Sir Joshua Reynolds, a self-portrait Not signed Painted c. 1758 Collections: Philip Gell (1775–1842), Hopton Hall, Derbyshire; By inheritance at Hopton Hall to his daughter, Isabella, who married William Pole Thornhill, who renounced Hopton and its contents in favour of his kinsman, Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1829–1902); By descent to his son, Brigadier General Harry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872–1934), who sold Hopton Hall in 1918 and moved the family to Newnham Hall, Northamptonshire; By descent to his son, Lt Colonel John Chandos-Pole (1909–1993), Newnham Hall; Thence by descent until 2015, when acquired By descent to 2015; Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd. Literature: Algernon Graves and Walter V. Cronin, A History of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A., London, 1901, IV, p. 1394. David Manning...

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18th Century Old Masters John Hamilton Mortimer Art

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Canvas, Oil

Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - Apollo destroying Niobe's children
Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - Apollo destroying Niobe's children

Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - Apollo destroying Niobe's children

By John Hamilton Mortimer

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Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 13 x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c.1765 Verso: a study of a hanged man Mortimer has filled this small sheet with action, depicting in the top right, Apollo and Artemis...

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18th Century Old Masters John Hamilton Mortimer Art

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Ink, Pen

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