Banditti Gambling
November 9, 1780
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.5 x 25.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.602.191
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Banditti Gambling," an engraving published on November 9, 1780, captures the rugged allure of outlaws in a tense moment of play. Designed by the British artist John Hamilton Mortimer (1740–1779), with engraving by John Hall and publication the renowned printmaker John Boydell, work hails from Mortimer's popular series depicting banditti—romanticized highwaymen and brigands. At 14 x 10 1/16 inches, it's a compact yet dynamic print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1962. Mortimer, a precursor to Romanticism, drew inspirati...
About the Artist
John Hamilton Mortimer|John Hall|John Boydell · 1740–1779
Comment on works: History; Portraits; Genre