Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Hamilton Mortimer with a student NPG 234

© National Portrait Gallery, London

after John Hamilton Mortimer

Drawing Greek and Roman sculptures was a cornerstone of eighteenth-century artistic education. Such sketches were believed to refine artistic taste and give an understanding of anatomical perfection that complimented knowledge gained through life-drawing. John Hamilton Mortimer is probably depicted here in the Duke of Richmond's sculpture gallery in Whitehall. It contained casts of classical works from the best European collections and was open to students, allowing artists to train without the expense of a continental Grand Tour. Mortimer did not visit Italy but became a... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.