Shylock (Twelve Characters from Shakespeare), March 15, 1776, Etching, sheet: 15 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (40 x 31.5 cm), Prints, John Hamilton Mortimer (British, Eastbourne 1740–1779 London), Mortimer admired Salvator Rosa, absorbed aspects of his dramatic style, and sought British equivalents for his subjects. This etching comes from a series that Mortimer devoted to leading Shakespearean characters, based on drawings exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1775
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Shylock, Twelve Characters, Shakespeare, March 15, 1776, Etching, sheet, 15 3/4 x 12 3/8, 40 31.5 cm, Prints, John Hamilton Mortimer, British, Eastbourne, 1740–1779, London, Mortimer admired, Salvator, Rosa, absorbed aspects, dramatic style, British equivalents, subjects, etching comes, series, devoted, leading Shakespearean, characters, based, drawings exhibited, Society, Artists, 1775
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