Artist: John Hamilton Mortimer (1740 - 1779)
Nationality: British
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
John Hamilton Mortimer studied under Hudson, where he befriended fellow student, Joseph Wright. The two became close friends and also shared similar subject matter and style. Mortimer painted portraits, Romantic subject paintings, and conversation pieces. In the 1770’s, he began painting scenes of soldiers much like those of Salvator Rosa. Very few of Mortimer’s paintings have survived but his work can be seen through their engravings. His previously haphazard mode of living was changed after he married in 1775. However, his life ended early four years later at the age of thirty-nine.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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John Hamilton Mortimer , A Series of Twelve Heads Illustrative of the Characters in Shakespear*s [sic] Plays ([London]: Thomas Palser, 1812), 1812
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Alfred T. Agate - John Church Hamilton c. 1840 watercolor on ivory Smithsonian American Art Museum American
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John Trumbull - Alexander Hamilton c. 1806 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Trumbull - Alexander Hamilton c. 1792 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Mortimer L. Menpes, The Sabot Shop, 1881
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John Collier, T. Hamilton Crawford, 19th - 20th century
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John Samuel Agar, Lady Dalrymple Hamilton, 18th - 19th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Portrait of J.A.M. Whistler, circa 1890
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Henry Fuseli - Dispute between Hotspur, Glendower, Mortimer and Worcester 1784 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Swiss
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Limehouse, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Cashmere no.2, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Peshawar no.2, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Peshawar no.1, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Mandalay, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Delhi, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Cashmere no.1, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Cashmere no.3, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Venetian Doorway, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Harbor with ships, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer Borne, Portrait of Joseph Pennell, 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Harbor with ships and wharfs, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Santa Maria della Salute, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Panorama seen from St. Mark"s basin,Venice, 19th - 20th century
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Mortimer L. Menpes, Bargain stall outside a Paris shop, 19th - 20th century
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George Romney - Sir William Hamilton 1783-1784 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Richards and Hartley, Wine glass Peerless or Lady Hamilton, circa 1875
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George Romney - Lady Hamilton as 'Nature' 1782 oil on canvas The Frick Collection British
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - Lady Elizabeth Hamilton 1758 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Thomas Gainsborough - Lady Anne Hamilton c. 1777-80 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art English
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Joseph Swan, Hamilton Palace and Bothwell Castle, two images on sixth page of plates in the book Strath-Clutha or the Beauties of Clyde by John M. Leighton (Glasgow: Joseph Swan, [ca. 1840], ca. 1840
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Hamilton J Hay, The Encased Statue, 1913
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Richard Hamilton, Kent State, 1970
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Percy Thomas, La Belle Hamilton, 1827
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Henry Wolf, Portrait of Alexander Hamilton, 1898
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Henry Wolf, Alexander Hamilton, 1898
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Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1775
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Alice Child Hamilton, Silkscreen Study I, 1972
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Alice Child Hamilton, Silkscreen Study IV, 1972
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George Cattermole, Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, 19th century
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William Seltzer Rice, Ancient Oak (Mt. Hamilton), circa 1935

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (4)
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Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University: Horrible Imaginings of John Hamilton Mortimer
Mortimer depicted monsters, Shakespearean subjects, and picturesque banditti. He also produced imaginary portraits of famous artists and more conventional images, such as seascapes. Mortimer's interest in emotionally charged subjects, such as Deat...
photoza: Photographics by Bruce Mortimer
Bruce believes in a balanced approach to his work, remaining directly involved in the production and marketing of his photographs, and spending time doing both professional and personal activities which often involve his wife and family. His three...
Detroit Institute of Art: THE FINE ART OF WOOD: THE BOHLEN COLLECTION
Explore this growing medium, where the vision of the artist and the possibilities of a single material combine to create dozens of amazing forms. Accom...
National Portrait Gallery: Gemma Levine: Portrait Photographer 25 years
Politics is represented by Baroness Thatcher and Tony Blair, Philosophy by Sir Isiah Berlin, Art by Elizabeth Frink, David Hockney and Henry Moore, Theatre by Dame Judi Dench, Sir John Gielgud and Sir Nigel Hawthorne. Other si...

Further Artwork and Information:

John Hamilton Mortimer (1740 - 1779) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
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John Hamilton Mortimer ARA, 1740-1779. (in MARION)
John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779), History painter
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SALON Features: John Mortimers Bookbag

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