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John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British, Caliban, from The Tempest, 1775
- Title:
Caliban, from The Tempest
- Date:
- 1775
- Medium:
- Etching, published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 x 13 3/4in. (43.2 x 34.9cm), Plate: 15 7/8 × 12 15/16 inches (40.3 × 32.8 cm), Image: 13 9/16 × 11 1/8 inches (34.4 × 28.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper center, "CALIBAN."; below image, lower center, "Do not torment me prithee | I'll bring my wood home faster."; below, "Publifhed May 20, 1775 by J. MORTIMER, Norfolk Street STRAND."; below image, lower right, "Tempeft Act II, Scene the 2."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12115
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- literary theme | The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare | theater (discipline)
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31892
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