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Edgar
John Hamilton MortimerLinkedCulture matchlcp-3209cfb8b8c5
- Date
- May 20, 1775; published 1809
- Medium
- Etching on cream wove paper
- Culture
- England
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 155620
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
John Hamilton Mortimer’s Twelve Heads series of etchings depicting Shakespearian characters exemplifies the subjects’ heightened thought and passion. Three of the Heads include Caliban, a loyal but unruly savage from The Tempest ; Edgar, the son of Gloucester who feigns madness in King Lear ; and the poet played by Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream . Their intense expressions and the oval cropping draw the viewer’s focus into the theatrical action that the prints reference. The accompanying excerpts tie the characters to a particular scene from their respective plays, blending written and visual art.
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- Credit line
- Mary S. Adams Endowment
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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