- Artist
- George Morland 1763–1804
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Frame: 722 × 873 × 94 mm
support: 508 × 660 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by George Salting 1910
- Reference
- N02640
Display caption
This simple scene of rustic folk at a farmstead is characteristic of much of Morland's work in its portrayal of an incident from contemporary life. He captures the fleeting moment when the milkmaid enters the pen and exchanges a friendly greeting with the cowherd.
Morland achieved immense success with his picturesque scenes of everyday rural life. His subjects were inspired by seventeenth-century Dutch masters who had established the tradition of rustic genre. The influence of Gainsborough's pastoral landscapes is also apparent although Morland's are more naturalistic and give the impression that they are direct reflections of the lives of country people at the end of the eighteenth century.
Gallery label, August 2004
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