Print Description
Original master print, showing: a farmer selling a leg of mutton to a man on horseback. They are standing near a stable in which a second horse is standing. Some sheep and pigs also feature in the print, as well as a number of pigeons on the roof of the stable.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Morland.
Medium: mezzotint engraving / etching with hand colouring on wove paper.
Sheet size: 64.5 x 46.5 cm (25.39 x 18.31 inch). Image size: 63 x 45.5 cm. (24.8 x 17.91 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Cropped close to the edge of the image – no margins remaining. Due to this no information on the title, engraver, etc. can be provided for this print. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SALE-MUTTON-HORSE-PIGEON-STABLE | DP-large-expo
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Original antique master print, published c. 1790. Our definition of a Master Print is a seperately published print or series of prints, not being an illustrative print to a text. These can both be prints made by old masters (artists) or prints made by others (artists, engravers, etchers) after old masters. Artists and Engravers: By an unknown engraver. A mezzotint in the style of Morland/Ward. 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. William Ward (1762-1826) was an English engraver. During his lifetime he was appointed engraver to the Duke of York, and associate engraver to the Royal Academy. He not only worked closely with George Morland, but also married Morland’s sister Maria.
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