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62/284
Titel
The Farmers Stable,
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Beskrivelse
This is a print of an engraving entitled 'The Farmer's Stable'. The original painting was by George Morland, and the engraving by Ward. It depicts the interior of a stable with three horses, a man and a boy. It originates from a collection of the Rev. Henry Bate Dudley, to whom this plate is inscribed by his 'much obliged humble servant Thos Macklin'.
Fysisk beskrivelse
1 engraved print
Arkivhistorik
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'PRINT - Engraving // Description // The Farmer's Stable // Print showing interior of a stable with three horses, a man and a boy. Also shows details of other objects and harness. // Painted by Morland // Engraved by Ward // no date // Dimensions // brown + gilt frame // 49.0cm wide x 41.0cm high // Associated information // At base of print // From an original picture in the collection of the Rev. Henry Bate Dudley to whom this plate is inscribed by his much obliged humble servant Thos Macklin.', Photocopy of archive item [Unknown] – 'MORLAND, George, (1763-1804) was an exponent of picturesque rustic genre painting who based himself on Dutch and Flemish 17th c. models such as BROUWER. Like them, he refused to work for individual patrons and preferred to sell through an agent, thus altering the whole basis of patronage in 18th c. England. // His very numerous works were popularized through engravings, many of which were executed by William Ward, brother of James WARD, Morland's own brother-in-law and imitator. The son of a painter, Henry Morland (c. 1730-97), he exhibited drawings at the R.A. at the age of ten (1773), and his first oil-painting was shown there in 1781. From then on he lived wildly, and in 1799 was arrested (as a French spy) while on the run from his creditors; after which he was in the King's Bench Prison until 1802. He died in prison after producing an enormous amount of scamped work to pay his debts. His reputation immediately declined and his place was taken by WILKIE. Among his most purely Dutch works are the Industry and Idleness (Edinburgh, N.G.), while the other Stable (1791: London, N.G.) is one of his best rustic subjects. Other works are in London (Tate, V&A Mus., Kenwood) and Birmingham, Glasgow, Leicester, Manchester, New York (Met. Mus.), Nottingham, Port Sunlight (Lever Gall.), Wolverhampton, and York.'
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- Width 490 mm
- Height 410 mm
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