Print Description
a travelling family outside an inn, where the innkeeper is pouring a drink for the husband. The wife sits at the bottom of the stairs, holding a baby. Their older child sits beside her with a knapsack.
Made by W. Ward after George Morland.
Medium: Handcoloured mezzotint. on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 41 x 56 cm (16.14 x 22.05 inch). Image size: 40.2 x 54 cm. (15.83 x 21.26 inch).
Condition: good, given age. The sheet a little browned, faint spotting in the image. Paper edges a bit uneven. Fully backed by carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
THE DRAM-TRAVELLER-INN-FAMILY | DPO-PCO-B1-33
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Separate master print, published in London by I.R. Smith in 1796.
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. 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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