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John Hamilton Mortimer (1740 - 1779)
'Edgar' (from Shakespeare's King Lear)
c.1775
Etching on paper
Museum number: P291
Curatorial note
An etching on paper from Mortimer's Shakespearean Characters series.
Literature
For a detailed account of Mortimer's life and work see John Sunderland, John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, The Volume of the Walpole Society, 1986 (vol. 52)
Exhibition history
Permanently Magical: Restoration and Renewal of Sir John Soane's Museum, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 2 July - 4 September 2010
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: worksofart@soane.org.uk