John Hamilton Mortimer - A Drawing

"Head of a bearded old man; half-length figure of an old priest or druid, turned to left and looking down, wearing a cloak - 1760-1779 (circa)"

courtesy British Museum

More Mortimer - a knight and a sea monster (w/links to works by Fuseli, Blake and more)

Sir Arthegal, the Knight of Justice, with Talus, the Iron Man (from Spenser's `Faerie Queene')

Gothic Romance and the Quixotic Hero: A Pageant for Henry Fuseli in 1783 - Martin Myrone

A Sea Monster with Fish

courtesy Tate Collection - (the drawing)
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From ArtMagick: Henry Fuseli -- William Blake

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Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination (2006 Tate exhibition)

** Click on each 'Room' to view works **
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/gothicnightmares/rooms/

John Hamilton Mortimer - Ophelia

From The Art Institute of Chicago: Mortimer's Twelve Characters of Shakespeare

"One of "Twelve Heads" depicting characters from Shakespeare. ... John Hamilton Mortimer's engraving of Ophelia depicts her in white, with a crown of flowers and a basket of rue, rosemary and flowers under her arm. ..."

Emory University

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"Mortimer (1740–1779), a painter, draftsman, and printmaker who enjoyed considerable patronage in his own day, was known for his flamboyant personality, radical politics, and extravagant imagination. He 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 'Death on a Pale Horse' (Revelation 6:8), and in portraying episodes from British literature and history proved as influential as his personal character, which established him as an archetype of the Romantic artist." - Canter Arts Center (Stanford University)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hamilton_Mortimer

John Hamilton Mortimer (British, 1741-1779)

Il Reposo

John Hamilton Mortimer, A.R.A. (1741-1779)
Il Reposo
black ink
11 x 8¼ in. (28 x 21 cm.)
courtesy Christie's

The Gypsies

("Designed by John Hamilton Mortimer
Etched and Published by Robert Blyth in 1780")
courtesy Art of the Print
artoftheprint.com