View of the Royal Dockyard at Deptford
Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
William Woollett (1735 - 1785)
John Hamilton Mortimer (1740 - 1779)
Coloured engraving
14 February 1775-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Department for International Trade, King Charles Street
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About the artist
Painter and etcher John Hamilton Mortimer was born in Eastbourne, Sussex; the son of a mill owner and customs officer. In 1756/7 he entered the studio of Thomas Hudson and later worked under Robert Edge Pine. Mortimer sketched at the Duke of Richmond’s sculpture gallery, St Martin’s Lane Academy and Shipley’s drawing academy. His success in winning premiums for history painting (1763, 1764) launched his career. He exhibited at the Society of Artists (1762–77), becoming Director (1768), Vice-President (1770) and President (1774–75). In the 1770s he painted scenes of witchcraft, monsters and bandits. He also painted literary subjects and illustrated books. Mortimer became an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1778. He died aged just 38.
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Explore
- Places
- England, Deptford, River Thames, London, Deptford: Royal Dockyard
- Subjects
- rowing boat, topography, seascape/coastal scene, river, flag, coat of arms, shipyard, dock, ship
- Materials & Techniques
- engraving, coloured engraving
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Details
- Artist
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Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
William Woollett (1735 - 1785)
John Hamilton Mortimer (1740 - 1779)
- Title
- View of the Royal Dockyard at Deptford
- Date
- 14 February 1775
- Medium
- Coloured engraving
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Frank T Sabin, April 1956
- GAC number
- 3520