1793
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Studies of Children (Two Little Girls); Two Dogs; A Man is a 1793 by George Morland, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows four figures and two dogs in a loose, sketchy style. A woman stands holding a child’s hand, while another child crouches to pick something from the ground. A man in a hat leans on a stick, and a dog sits nearby. Another dog lies curled up in the corner. The lines are quick and rough, with no clear background. The artist left some details unfinished, like the woman’s face and the dogs’ fur, to focus on movement and life. This style was common in studies meant to practice drawing real scenes. Look up George Morland to see more of his quick, lively sketches.
George Morland (26 June 1763 – 29 October 1804) was an English painter. His early work was influenced by Francis Wheatley, but after the 1790s he came into his own style. His best compositions focus on rustic scenes:…
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