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Wed, Dec 6, 2023 05:30PM EST
Lot 38

George Morland: Feeding the Pigs

Estimate: $300 - $500

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George Morland (British, 1762 - 1804): Feeding the Pigs, 1801. Mezzotint on paper, printed by John Raphael Smith (British, 1751-1812), professionally framed.
A farmyard with a thatched stable on the right, a farmer sitting on a barrow tying his laces, another holding a farm-horse, behind a woman in a mob cap, who kneels in the straw next to a trough, opening her apron to feed some piglets, who nestle beside the sow on the left.

29 x 32 inches framed; 17 x 20.5 inches plate.

Private Collection, Boston.

Condition

Good aged condition; the paper is heavily toned; foxing throughout; paper is slightly wavy at the top.

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