In Tate Britain
Walk Through British Art: 1780
Free entry- Artist
- George Morland 1763–1804
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 511 x 664 mm
frame: 688 x 845 x 108 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by George Salting 1910
- Reference
- N02641
Display caption
This work is typical of the rustic landscape scenes most associated with Morland at the height of his prolific career. His paintings of the early 1790s combine fluid brushwork with echoes of the 17th-century Dutch landscapes his artist father compelled him to copy throughout his seven-year apprenticeship. Closer examination of Morland’s apparently sentimental work reveals undercurrents of class tension. His frequent depiction of alehouses in particular did not sit easily with more conservative contemporaries – a reason perhaps why he did not accept commissions and preferred to sell his work through dealers.
Gallery label, February 2016
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