Print Description
Original master print, titled: ‘The Cottage Fire Side’. It shows a family in a sparsely furnished room, next to their fire.
Made by William S. Barnard after George Morland.
Medium: original hand coloured mezzotint etching on wove paper.
Sheet size: 48.5 x 60.5 cm (19.09 x 23.82 inch). Image size: 47 x 60 cm. (18.5 x 23.62 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Cropped close to the image edge, no margins remaining. A small hole in the image backed, some paper tape remains of framing to the rear of the sheet. A small paper tape repair to the top edge of the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
THE COTTAGE FIRE SIDE | DP-A1-002-21
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Original antique master print published by Thomas Palser, in 1811. 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: Engraved by Barnard after a painting by Morland.
Biography engraver: William S. Barnard (1774-1849) was an English mezzotint engraver. He lived and worked mainly in London.
Biography artist: 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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