Cromwell Mortimer. Line engraving by J. Rigaud.

Date:
1744
Reference:
7054i
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"The engraving shows Cromwell Mortimer seated at a small round table in his chamber or library; on the table are three papers, respectively inscribed " Ph: Tran", "On buggs", and "Arbor vitae". His inkstand is suspended from the beak of an owl. Under his feet are the works of "Boerhave", "Mead", "Friend", "Radclife", "Newton", "Boyle", and "Barrow". On his shelves are works entitled, "On the itch", "Sr I: Newton no philosopher", "D'Anodine", "Culpepper", "Dr Rock", "Salmon", and "Cam". On the walls hang two portraits of "Cromwell" and "Mortimer". Behind him stands Folly, holding a fool's bauble, and placing a peacock's feather in his head."—F.G. Stephens, in British Museum, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

1744

Physical description

1 print : engraving

Lettering

Here Folly, Ignorance, and Pride, combine / To prove him, of the true Duncean line. Studious he sate, with all his books around, / Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound! / Plung'd for his sence, but found no bottom there; / then writ, & flounder'd on, in mere despair. Pope's Dun. Thro' Luna veil'd one, truly d-ll, we see, / Nor fear to tell that Mortimer is he. Pope. Rigou scul.

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1877, vol. III, part 1, p. 541, no. 2681
R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973, no. 2075.1

Reference

Wellcome Collection 7054i

Creator/production credits

The British Museum online catalogue suggests that the design might be the work of Jane Hogarth

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