Children Bird Nesting

Children Bird Nesting

WARD, William & DAYES, Edward after George MORLAND

Children Bird-nesting; Children Nutting

London: Published by John Raphael Smith, 27 February 1789, and 1 July 1788. A pair of mezzotints with added hand colour. Both in good condition (Child Bird-nesting) has some worm damage in the margins, and (Children Nutting) has a few tears in margins one of which extends into the image. Image size: 17 1/4 x 21 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 18 3/8 x 22 1/2 and 20 3/8 x 24 1/2 inches. A pair of beautiful images after Morland, the master of English genre painting.

Children Bird Nesting

Rabbits Eating

Rabbits - attributed Morland Rabbits Oil
Ebay/Sothey's auction November 2002 price target $3,000 - $5,000

Boys skating - Garcon Patinant

MORLAND, George engraved by E. SCOTT

Boys Skating - Garcons Patinant

London: Published by J. R. Smith, King Street, Covent Garden, Dec. 9, 1790. Colour printed stipple. In excellent condition with the exception of some light creasing in right margin. Two small areas of surface soiling in bottom section of title section. Image size: 11 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Plate mark: 14 1/4 x 16 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 15 1/8 x 18 3/16 inches. A delightful colour printed winter scene depicting a skating party on a frozen lake by George Morland the master of English genre painting.