Sir Henry Morshead felling his timber to settle his play debts

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Artist/Maker	Rowlandson, Thomas (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn)

Sir Henry Morshead felling his timber to settle his play debts; Three men chop and fell trees, a fourth takes instructions from a soldier on guard; a parson stands near; Signed Rowlandson, and dated 1816; Watercolour.

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Category	Paintings
Object type	Watercolour
Title	Sir Henry Morshead felling his timber to settle his play debts
Materials and techniques	water-colour Paper Water-Colour Painting
Brief description	Rowlandson, Thomas; Sir Henry Morshead felling his timber to settle his play debts; Three men chop and fell trees, a fourth takes instructions from a soldier on guard; Signed and dated; Watercolour; English School; 1816.
Physical description	Sir Henry Morshead felling his timber to settle his play debts; Three men chop and fell trees, a fourth takes instructions from a soldier on guard; a parson stands near; Signed Rowlandson, and dated 1816; Watercolour.
Dimensions	Height: 5.8in Width: 9in Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style	English School
Marks and inscriptions	Signed Rowlandson, and dated, 1816.
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Men Trees Soldier
Bibliographic reference	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.795

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Record created	November 9, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1140031/sir-henry-morshead-felling-his-watercolour-rowlandson-thomas/

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