John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British, An Academy, ca. 1773
- Title:
- An Academy
- Date:
- ca. 1773
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 3/8 x 19 3/8 inches (31.4 x 49.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "366"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "This drawing of an Academy | Figure was presented to me by | my worthy Friend John Mortimer - | in the year 1773: London - O. Humphry - "; in graphite lower right: "35- | O. Humphrey<s> - Minature painter | 1742 - 1810 | John Hamilton Mortimer b. 1741 - 1779"
Collector's mark, verso: Dr. John Percy (Lugt 1504)
Signed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "J. Mortimer J."; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2002.10.2
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- figure study | man | nude | posing | reclining | resting | sleeping | youth
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51322
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