Print Description
Four boys robbing apples from an orchard, while the farmer with a mean mastiff is shouting from behind a fence.
Made by E. Scott after G. Morland.
Medium: Handcoloured stipple engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 43.4 x 38.9 cm (17.09 x 15.31 inch). Image size: 40 x 35.5 cm. (15.75 x 13.98 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Foxing. Small creases in the bottom margin. A tiny closed tear in the right and left margin of the plate, extending a little into the image (backed and closed). . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BOYS-ORCHARD-STEAL-APPLE | DPO-PCO-B1-10
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Biography engraver: George Morland (1763-1804) was an English painter of animals and rustic scenes. He was born in London, third son of Henry Robert Morland. His father, artist, engraver and picture restorer. Morland’s work in painting is characterised by the simple subjects he painted. He depicted the life he knew from his own experience. Morland worked closely with William and James Ward, and later married their sister Anne.
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