George Morland and the Evolution from Him of Some Later Painters

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Seeley and Company, limited, 1898 - 88 Seiten
 

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Seite 32 - A friend once found him at Freshwater-gate, in a low public-house called The Cabin. Sailors, rustics, and fishermen were seated round him in a kind of ring, the rooftree rung with laughter and song ; and Morland, with manifest reluctance, left their company for the conversation of his friend. " George," said his monitor, " you must have reasons for keeping such company."
Seite 46 - Who shall put his finger on the work of justice and say, " It is there ?" Justice is like the kingdom of God — it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.
Seite 32 - He was ever ready too to join them in their labour, and more so in the mirth and carousal which followed. A friend once found him at Freshwater-gate, in a low public-house called The Cabin. Sailors, rustics, and fishermen were seated round him in a kind of ring, the rooftree rung with laughter and song ; and Morland, with manifest reluctance, left their company for the conversation of his friend. " George," said his monitor, " you must have reasons for keeping such company.
Seite 32 - Reasons, and good ones," said the artist, laughing, " see, where could I find such a picture of life as that, unless among the originals- of The Cabin ?" He held up his sketch-book and showed a correct delineation of the very scene in which he had so lately been the presiding spirit. One of his best pictures contains this fac-simile of the tap-room with its guests and furniture.
Seite 2 - ... responsible people, drank freely ; men about town, officers, Templars, tradesmen drank more than freely ; the lowest classes spent all their money in drink, especially in gin, upon which they could get drunk for twopence. In the year 1736 there were 7044 gin-shops in London — one house in six — and 3200 ale-houses where gin was secretly sold. The people all went mad after gin.
Seite 32 - ... room. If he wished to introduce a red cloak, or any other garment of that sort, he would place a person at the Window to watch till some one passed that appeared likely to suit his purpose ; on which he sent for the passenger to come in, while he made a sketch, and mixed his tints, and he seldom failed to reward the person thus called upon liberally. What he could not copy immediately from nature, was supplied by a retentive meJnory, and acute observation of the scenes in which he mingled.
Seite 27 - And when he held his picture he knew it, and the execution was the singing of a song learned by heart, and not the painful performance in public of a meritorious feat of sight-reading.
Seite 35 - Brooks, has lived with them for several days together, adopting their mode of life, and sleeping with them in barns at night.
Seite 32 - When surrounded by companions, that would have entirely impeded the progress of other men, he might be said to be in an academy, in the midst of models. He would get one to stand for a hand, another for a head, an attitude, or a figure...
Seite 34 - ... busily in sketching and noting down whatever was likely to serve his purpose. Nature was the grand source from which Morland drew all his images. He was fearful of becoming a mannerist: with other artists he never held any intercourse, nor had he prints of any kind in his possession ; and he often declared that he would not go across the way to see the finest assemblage of paintings that ever was exhibited. He was once induced to make a journey with Mr.

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