Caliban

1775

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching
Dimensions: plate: 40 x 32.4 cm (15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.) sheet: 55.5 x 39.6 cm (21 7/8 x 15 9/16 in.) overall (mat): 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
Collection no.: 1981.14.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Caliban — John Hamilton Mortimer. 1775.

Medium: etching.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 40 x 32.4 cm (15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.) sheet: 55.5 x 39.6 cm (21 7/8 x 15 9/16 in.) overall (mat): 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1981.14.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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