"Entering Cover"; second of a series of six plates, series title unknown. (Primary Title)

George Morland, English, 1763 - 1804 (Artist)

1800
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored soft-ground etching on wove paper; plate number, etcher, artist, publication data, borders, and plate title etched in plate.
Sheet: 15 1/16 × 18 1/4 in. (38.26 × 46.36 cm)
Plate: 13 13/16 × 16 13/16 in. (35.08 × 42.7 cm)
Image: 11 1/2 × 14 13/16 in. (29.21 × 37.62 cm)
85.1332.2
Not on view
Snelgrove cites Dawe, Gilbey, and Siltzer as noting that series was first published by J. Harris in 1794 and 1795.
Etched on front, UR: "No. 2"; in body of print, LR (in script): "G. Morland."; inside borders, LL (faint): "I.Wright Sculpt"; inside borders, LC: "London:Pubd. Novr. 22.1800. by Random,Stainbank & Sayer, 17, Old Bond Street."; outside borders,LLC: "ENTERING COVER."; in pencil, upper right corner: "251" (encircled) and "13 1/4 x 16 1/4". On back, in pencil, UL: "HRH, Vol. 2, p.8", "119" (encircled), and "2/8"; LL: "[VMFA acc. no.] 85.1332.2"; LR quadrant: "C31036 / Set of 6"; in ink: "Mor7[?]8/6."
Paul Mellon Collection
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