Lot Essay
There is a related preparatory drawing by the artist in the British Museum, London.
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Banditti at Market
Details
John Hamilton Mortimer, A.R.A. (Eastbourne 1741-1779 London)
Banditti at Market
signed with monogram and dated 'JM 1778' (lower right)
oil on panel
8 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (22.6 x 20 cm.)
Banditti at Market
signed with monogram and dated 'JM 1778' (lower right)
oil on panel
8 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (22.6 x 20 cm.)
Provenance
Joseph Fortnom, 1780.
Henry Chawner sale; Christie's, London, 12 June 1869, lot 38 (2 Gns. to Woodhouse).
E.E. Hurst, J.P., 1904.
Henry Chawner sale; Christie's, London, 12 June 1869, lot 38 (2 Gns. to Woodhouse).
E.E. Hurst, J.P., 1904.
Literature
J. Sunderland, 'John Hamilton Mortimer: His Life and Works', Walpole Society, LII, 1988, p.186, no.138, fig. 219.
Exhibited
Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery, John Hamilton Mortimer A R A 1740-1779, 6 July - 3 September 1968, no. 51.