Fishermen

Discussion

FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

One of many prints executed by Mortimer's apprentice, Robert Blyth, this drawing reflects Mortimer’s interest in picturesque scenes of bandits, pirates, and smugglers. Blyth’s etching faithfully includes the vague or unfinished elements in the periphery of the drawing , including the house at the right margin and the seemingly allegorical female figure on the left. As a natural outcome of translating a drawn invention onto a printing matrix, the etching reverses the direction of Mortimer’s drawing.

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