Classical Subject: Possibly the Aftermath of a Battle, 1760–79, Pen and black and brown ink, traces of black chalk, Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (23.5 x 37.5 cm), Drawings, John Hamilton Mortimer (British, Eastbourne 1740–1779 London), Mortimer’s bravura penwork in this sheet is characteristic, but his choice of a classical subject is unusual. The artists was known for his Romantic banditti pieces in the spirit of Salvator Rosa and his imaginative compositions featuring Oriental heads and playful monsters
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Classical Subject, Aftermath, Battle, 1760–79, Pen, black, brown ink, traces, black chalk, Sheet, 9 1/4 x 14 3/4, 23.5 37.5 cm, Drawings, John Hamilton Mortimer, British, Eastbourne, 1740–1779, London, Mortimer, bravura, penwork, sheet, characteristic, choice, classical subject, unusual, artists, Romantic banditti, pieces, spirit, Salvator Rosa, imaginative compositions, featuring, Oriental, heads, playful monsters
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