Nurse and Children in the Fields

1791

George Keating after George Morland

Associated Names
George Keating

Artist, British, 1762 - 1842

John Raphael Smith

Artist, British, 1752 - 1812

George Morland

Artist After, British, 1763 - 1804

The image shows a group of individuals outdoors. A woman is seated on a rock, surrounded by three children. Two children are standing beside her, and one is seated on the ground. The woman appears to be a nurse, wearing a white bonnet with ruffles, a dark shawl, and a white gown. The children are dressed in light-colored clothing, with various accessories like wide-brimmed hats and flowers. The background features a dense forest with trees and vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 55.4 x 40 cm (21 13/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 60.8 x 41.8 cm (23 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection (sale, Sotheby's London, 13 November 1997, part of no. 554); Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (Nicholas Stogdon, Oxford); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Painted by G. Morland; lower right in plate: Engrav'd by G. Keating; lower center: NURSE AND CHILDREN IN THE FIELDS / London Publish'd April 1st 1791 by J. R. Smith, N 31 King Street Covent Garden

Wikidata ID

Q76340936

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