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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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appears to have left soon afterwards. Wherehe was living in 1796 when Mr. Wedd induced hiscreditors to sign a fifth, and last, letter of licence, it isimpossible to determine with certainty ; but, as alreadysaid, he visited the Isle of Wight during that year.How low the artists credit had then fallen may be in-ferred from the fact that this undertaking pledged himto pay only ;^io per month. It was signed by few ofthe creditors, and the fact that many declined to puttheir names to it, sufficiently accounts for Morlandslife of concealment during these years. Those whosigned this final letter of licence were little better offthan those who did not ; for Dawe tells us that Mor-land made fewer payments under this agreement thanhe had done under any of the previous letters.^ 1 It will be remembered that Morland satisfied every creditor whosigned the first letter of licence in December 1789. Apropos of the fifth, A ROCKY COAST SCENE WITH FISHERMEN (Size of original picture 3of X 46J inches.)
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George Morland He left his mother-in-laws house after a short stay,and went into lodgings at China Row, Walcot Place, onthe Surrey side of the river : thence to Poplar Row,Newington, in the same locality, whence he retreated toKennington Green, where he found refuge in the houseof a cobbler. This cobbler, who was a Methodist hold-ing strong religious views, made, it is stated, manyendeavours to reclaim his lodger. On one occasion,hearing Morland break out in a fit of angry swearing,he left his last and came upstairs, Bible in hand, to re-monstrate. The painter made no attempt to check thestream of exhortation, but, setting a canvas en the easel,set to work to sketch the cobbler in the act of preach-ing. The latter must have been a good fellow, forwhen, his address concluded, he was shown the sketch,he only observed, with a smile, that it was a thousandpities the devil should have in his service a man soclever. Morland, satisfied with his jest, destroyed thecaricature at once, lest it

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