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John Hamilton Mortimer ARA (1740 - 1779)
'Bardolph' (from Shakespeare's Henry IV)
1776
Etching on paper
Museum number: P294
On display: Morning Room (pre-booked tours only)
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Curatorial note
An etching on paper from Mortimer's Shakespearean Characters series.
The original pen and ink drawing by Mortimer of 1774 was exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1775, no. 179. It was etched and published by Mortimer, 20 May 1775, the etching inscribed 'BARDOLPH. / My Lord do you see these meteors? Do you behold / these exhalations? / Henry the IV Act the II Scene the 9.' Soane's etching has been trimmed and the inscription lost.
Mortimer's original drawing was rediscovered in the 2010s and with Lowelll Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd in 2019/20.
The original pen and ink drawing by Mortimer of 1774 was exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1775, no. 179. It was etched and published by Mortimer, 20 May 1775, the etching inscribed 'BARDOLPH. / My Lord do you see these meteors? Do you behold / these exhalations? / Henry the IV Act the II Scene the 9.' Soane's etching has been trimmed and the inscription lost.
Mortimer's original drawing was rediscovered in the 2010s and with Lowelll Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd in 2019/20.
Literature
Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd British Art, Recent Acquisitions 1019/2020, pp.28-31.
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