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"The Fox Run Down"; fifth 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, publication data, borders, and plate title etched in plate.
European Art
Sheet: 15 1/16 × 18 5/16 in. (38.26 × 46.51 cm)
Plate: 13 13/16 × 16 7/8 in. (35.08 × 42.86 cm)
Image: 11 3/8 × 14 1/2 in. (28.89 × 36.83 cm)
85.1332.5
Not on view
Snelgrove cites Dawe, Gilbey, and Siltzer as noting that series was first published by J. Harris in 1794 and 1795.
No artist indicated.
Etched on front, UR: "No. 5"; inside borders, LL: "IWright Sculpt"; LC: "London:Pubd. Novr. 22d. 1800, by Random, Stainbank & Sayer, 17, Old Bond Street ."; outside borders, LLC: "THE FOX RUN DOWN." On back, in pencil, UL:"HRH, Vol. 2 p. 11", "122" (encircled), "11/23", and "2/11"; LL: "[VMFA acc. no.] 85.1332.5"; 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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