The Departure
George Morland (London 1763 – London 1804)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1792 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
374 x 305 mm (14 3/4 x 12 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446688
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Departure by George Morland (London 1763 – London 1804), signed and dated, top left on lintel of doorway: G. Morland, 1792. A winter scene; at a cottage door a youth takes leave of a girl, whose right hand he holds; a coachman stands by their side; the coach is seen in the background.
Provenance
Given with Upton House to the National Trust by Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted (1882 – 1948) shortly before his death in 1948
Credit line
Upton House, The Bearsted Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
G. Morland, 1792 (signed and dated)
Makers and roles
George Morland (London 1763 – London 1804), artist