Revengeful Monsters
January 25, 1780
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 7/16 x 9 in. (16.4 x 22.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.602.153
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Art Historical Context
"Revengeful Monsters is a striking etching created by British artists John Hamilton Mortimer and Jane Mortimer, January 25, 1780. Measuring 6 7/16 x 9 inches (16.4 x 22.8 cm), this print the late 18th-century fascination with the fantastical and grotesque. John Hamilton Mortimer, known for his dramatic, proto-Romantic style influenced by masters like Salvator Rosa often depicted mythical figures, bandits, and beings in bold, expressive lines. Jane Mortimer, likely his collaborator or widow, may have contributed to its production, reflecting the era's collaborative artistic practices. Etching,...
About the Artist
John Hamilton Mortimer|Jane Mortimer · 1740–1779
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