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John Hamilton Mortimer

Also known as: John Hamilton Mortimer; primary name: Mortimer, John Hamilton
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1740-1779
Biography: Painter of historical and romantic literary themes, also of portraits and conversation pieces; President of SA 1774, ARA 1778.
Bibliography: John Sunderland in 'Walpole Society' LII 1986 (catalogue) M. Myrone, 'Bodybuilding: Reforming Masculinities in British Art 1750-1810', Ch. 5, particularly for Mortimer's images of banditti and similar.

446 related objects

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1868,0822.5785-5796 |
Producer name: Print made by:Burnet ReadingPublished by:Thomas Rodd the Elder |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing

Museum number: 1859,0709.70 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1773

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.13 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.14 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.25 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.26 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.243 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Hamilton MortimerAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.12 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.244 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.4 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1997,0322.1 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.17 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.14 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.1 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1771

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.3 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1771

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.16 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1865,0520.913 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1866,1110.1446 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1866,1110.1444 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.2 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.29 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.6 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.4 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775-1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.21 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.31 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.15 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1772-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.1 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.22 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0413.6 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0413.7 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1863,0110.240 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.19 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.241 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,3.10 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1774

drawing

Museum number: Nn,7.39.7 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Charles Reuben RyleyFormerly attributed to:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1752-1798

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.242 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.15 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.5 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1740-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.30 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.2 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1771

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0110.20 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1740-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1966,0922.1 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAfter:Johan Joseph Zoffany |
Production date: 1762

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.35 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1868,0822.7596 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1776

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.10 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.13 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1773-1779

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.11 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1776

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.8 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1774

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0413.10 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1776

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.7 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.32 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.20 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1866,1110.1443 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.9 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.33 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.34 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.3 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.36 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.11 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.5 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.37 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.13 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0413.9 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1773

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.12 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1866,1110.1445 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1778

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1868,0822.7598 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1776

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0413.8 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1773

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.16 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1772

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.14 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1772-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1868,0822.7597 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1776

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.23 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.28 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.9 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.24 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,1.27 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.12 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1772-1775

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.10 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1774

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,5.11 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1772-1775

drawing

Museum number: Oo,1.18 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Drawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

print

Museum number: 1858,0417.407 |
Producer name: Print made by:Anker SmithAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1760-1770

print

Title: Banditti robbing fishermen |
Museum number: 1850,0810.96 |
Producer name: Print made by:Peter Perez BurdettAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: Imitations of Modern Drawings |
Museum number: M,40.17 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas RowlandsonAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1784-1788

print

Museum number: 1882,0311.1206 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Print made by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1779

print; satirical print

Title: Composition with skeleton on a seashore |
Museum number: 1981,0124.3 |
Producer name: Print made by:Peter Perez BurdettDrawn by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1772

print

Title: Banditti robbing fishermen |
Museum number: 1866,1208.340 |
Producer name: Print made by:Peter Perez BurdettAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1771

print

Museum number: 1875,0213.335 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel IrelandAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1784

print

Museum number: 1875,0213.343 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel IrelandAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1785

print

Title: Dido and Aeneas |
Museum number: 1864,0714.101 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WoollettAfter:Thomas Jones |
Production date: 1787

print

Museum number: 1872,1109.462 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert BlythAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1750-1784

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1865,0520.914 |
Producer name: After:John Hamilton MortimerPrint made by:John Hall |
Production date: 1771-1773

print

Title: The Coke and Perkin |
Museum number: 1878,0511.919 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 After:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1787

print

Museum number: 1896,1118.36 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 After:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1770-1780s

print; satirical print; frontispiece

Title: The Reviewers Cave |
Museum number: 1868,0808.13161 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Hamilton MortimerFormerly attributed to:Philip James de Loutherbourg |
Production date: 1768

print

Museum number: 1875,0213.342 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel IrelandAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1785

print

Title: Dido and Aeneas |
Museum number: 1923,0305.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WoollettPrint made by:Francesco Bartolozzi |
Production date: 1773

print

Museum number: 1857,0520.143 |
Producer name: Print made by:Lydia BatesAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1784

print; satirical print

Title: Iphigenia's late procession from Kingston to Bristol. -by Chudleigh Meadows |
Museum number: 1849,1003.35 |
Producer name: BIOG39523 Print made by:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1776

print; satirical print

Title: A Choral Band [Vocal and instrumental music in a church] |
Museum number: 1857,0520.144 |
Producer name: Print made by:Lydia BatesAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1775-1785

print

Title: Self-portrait in character |
Museum number: 1865,0114.473 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert BlythAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1782

print

Museum number: 1872,0608.281 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas RowlandsonAfter:John Hamilton Mortimer |
Production date: 1784