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Ram's Head, Classical Pedastal and Winged Female Torso (recto); and Sketch for Scorpio (verso)
Details
John Hamilton Mortimer, A.R.A. (Eastbourne 1741-1779 London)
Ram's Head, Classical Pedastal and Winged Female Torso (recto); and Sketch for Scorpio (verso)
signed 'Mortimer' (upper right) and inscribed 'alabraindieri' (lower right), and indistinctly inscribed 'SCORPIO' (lower right, on the reverse)
pencil, pen and black ink
9 x 6 in. (22.8 x 15.2 cm.)
Ram's Head, Classical Pedastal and Winged Female Torso (recto); and Sketch for Scorpio (verso)
signed 'Mortimer' (upper right) and inscribed 'alabraindieri' (lower right), and indistinctly inscribed 'SCORPIO' (lower right, on the reverse)
pencil, pen and black ink
9 x 6 in. (22.8 x 15.2 cm.)
Provenance
Edward Basil Jupp; Christie's, 6 May 1884, part of lot 229 (195 gns to Waller).
Thomas William Waller.
Elizabeth Stauffer Moore and by descent to Elizabeth Richardson Simmons; Christie's, London, 12 November 1968, lot 129.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 1989, lot 18, where purchased by the present owner.
Thomas William Waller.
Elizabeth Stauffer Moore and by descent to Elizabeth Richardson Simmons; Christie's, London, 12 November 1968, lot 129.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 1989, lot 18, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
G. Benthall, John Hamilton Mortimer, A.R.A.: his pictures, drawings and engraved works, with a revised account of his life, Amersham, 1955, p. 143.
J. Sunderland, 'John Hamilton Mortimer - His Life and Works', The Walpole Society, LII, 1986, no. 242, fig. 384.
J. Sunderland, 'John Hamilton Mortimer - His Life and Works', The Walpole Society, LII, 1986, no. 242, fig. 384.
Sale room notice
Please note the cataloguing should read:
with signature 'Mortimer' (upper right)
and not as stated in the catalogue.
with signature 'Mortimer' (upper right)
and not as stated in the catalogue.
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