Print Description
A stable scene with a man holding a basket to be filled with corn from a deep chest, from which another man scoops feed. A horse and dog are also present.
Made by J.R. Smith after G. Morland.
Medium: Handcoloured mezzotint. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 59 x 48.5 cm (23.23 x 19.09 inch). Image size: 54 x 43.5 cm. (21.26 x 17.13 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Light ghosting from previous matting. Remains of glue in frond margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
STABLE-FEED-CORN-HORSE-FARMER | DPO-PCO-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Separate master print, published by J.R. Smith in London, in 1799. These can both be prints made by old masters (artists) or prints made by others (artists, engravers, etchers) after old masters.
Biography engraver: John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752-1812) was an English painter and mostly mezzotint engraver. Among his best works are his reproductive mezzotints after Reynolds, as well as Morland. He was teacher to J.M.W. Turner and William Ward, among others. 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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