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"In Full Cry"; fourth 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.
European Art
Sheet: 15 1/16 × 18 1/4 in. (38.26 × 46.36 cm)
Plate: 13 11/16 × 16 7/8 in. (34.77 × 42.86 cm)
Image: 11 1/4 × 11 11/16 in. (28.58 × 29.69 cm)
Other (matted): 16 1/4 × 21 15/16 in. (41.28 × 55.72 cm)
85.1332.4
Not on view
Snelgrove cites Dawe, Gilbey, and Siltzer as noting that series was first published by J. Harris in 1794 and 1795.
Incomplete watermark (chopped), left margin: possibly "1781" or "1791".
Etched on front, UR: "No. 4"; in image, LR quadrant (in script): "G.Morland"; inside borders, LL: "IWright Sculpt."; LC: "London:Pubd. Novr. 22d. 1800, by Random,Stainbank & Sayer, 17, Old Bond Street ."; outside borders, LLC: "IN FULL CRY." On back, in pencil, UL: "HRH, Vol.2 p.10", "121" (encircled), and "2/10"; LL: "[VMFA acc. no.] 85.1332.4"; LR quadrant: "C 31036/6"; in ink: "Mor 7[?]8/6.".
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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