The Fern Gatherers (after George Morland)
George Morland (London 1763 – London 1804)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
May 1799
Materials
Paper
Measurements
22.75 in (h)28.125 in (w)
Place of origin
King Street
Order this imageCollection
Buscot and Coleshill Estates, Oxfordshire
NT 1510220
Summary
Print, mezzotint, The Fern Gatherers (after George Morland) by John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812). Above a waterfall sit a man, sickle in hand, and two girls, one with blue shawl, also with sickles. A mother with small child in her arms stands on right with food basket. A dark and stormy sky. Published May 1799, King Street, Covent Garden.
Makers and roles
George Morland (London 1763 – London 1804), artist John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812), engraver