Print Description
A woman standing beside a well, with her lover seated on a rock next to her. A small dog is drinking from the well.
Made by Thomas Williamson after George Morland.
Medium: Handcoloured soft ground etching (vernis mou). on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 42.5 x 53.5 cm (16.73 x 21.06 inch). Image size: 40 x 52 cm. (15.75 x 20.47 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Small worm hole at top right, barely notocable. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WOMAN-LOVE-WELL | DPO-PCO-B1-31
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Separate master print, published in 1804 by Thomas Williamson in London.
Biography engraver: Thomas Williamson (active c.1800-1832) was an English engraver, best known for his series of engravings of Oriental Field Sports. 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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