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Identifier: georgemorlandhis00gilb (find matches)
Title: George Morland, his life and works
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Gilbey, Walter, Sir, 1834-1914 Cuming, E. D. (Edward William Dirom), 1862-1941
Subjects: Morland, George, 1763-1804
Publisher: London : A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ociation of Artists, whoestablished (in St. Martins Lane) the first Academyin England for drawing from models and from life.He painted portraits in oil and in crayons, andexhibited with regularity. Between the years 1760and 1791 he sent upwards of 118 works to theexhibitions of the Society of Artists, the Free Society,and the Royal Academy ^; thus from about the thirty-sixth to the sixty-seventh year of his age he was aconstant exhibitor. If never in the front rank of his profession, he mustat one period of his life have enjoyed some reputation,for he executed a portrait of George III., which wasengraved by Houston. This work was painted aboutthe year 1760, for the earlier proofs of the engravingare described as George, Prince of Wales. The ^ See Appendix I. 2 George III. admired high finish and minute care for detail in art ;and as Henry Robert Morland excelled in these respects his work wouldhave commended itself to the King. 4 IDLENESS (Size of or U) I twl picture 11^ x P^ inches.)
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His Life and Works portrait ot Garrick in the character of Richard III., nowin the Garrick Club, is ascribed by Redgrave^ to HenryRobert Morland, but by Hassell to Maria, his daughter.Portraiture pure and simple, however, is not theschool with which his name is most nearly identified. His taste directing him into a faithful delineation ofthe narrower walks of domestic scenery, it was neverhis fate to enjoy the sweets of his profession. Tworepresentative examples of his work are to be seen inthe National Gallery : one shows a Ladys-Maid Soap-ing Linen, another A Ladys-Maid Ironing. Thesewere said to be portraits of the famous beauties theMiss Gunnings, but it is more probable that they weremembers of his own family whom he painted in humbleguise in accordance with the craze fashionable amonggreat ladies of the time. These pictures were formerlythe property of Lord Mansfield. He was fond of portraying figures with their fiicesilluminated by artificial light: such are The LetterWoman (17

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