Male Traveler in a Storm (recto); Anatomical Studies of a Foot (verso)

William Hamilton|William Shakespeare

1770–80 · Recto: pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite Verso: pen and brown ink · Drawings and Prints

Hamilton belonged to a generation determined to expand the scope of the arts in Britain. He traveled to Rome as a teenager to study with Antonio Zucchi, returned to England to make decorative paintings for Robert Adam, then entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1769. From that point forward he focused on historical and literary subjects, together with portaits. This windblown figure may represent Edgar in Shakespeare's "King Lear."

Artist

William Hamilton|William Shakespeare

Date

1770–80

Medium

Recto: pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite Verso: pen and brown ink

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2015