A Tea Garden
Print
late 18th century (printed)
late 18th century (printed)
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This stipple engraving was printed using at least five colours. They were applied to the paper on a single plate, rather than printing each colour in a separate operation. The printmaker dabbed the coloured inks onto the plate before each impression was printed by means of rag balls attached to the end of a stick. Paintings by George Morland (1763-1804) were popular with the British public during his lifetime, and were widely reproduced and published by printmakers both in Britain and in France and Germany.
Object details
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| Title | A Tea Garden (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour stipple engraving, with additional colour by hand |
| Brief description | 'A Tea Garden'. Print, in an oval border, depicting an English family taking tea in a garden. Hand-coloured stipple-engraving by François David Soiron after George Morland, late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Print depicting an English family, gathered around a table under a tree, taking tea in a garden. The family group comprises seven figures: on the left is an elderly man and two young boys; in the centre stands a young man, probably the head of the family, and an elderly lady dressed in black; on the right is a young woman holding a baby, and behind her is a man, presumably a servant. On the table is a tea set; slightly to the left of the table the two young boys play with a dog. A pond and figures promenading in the park, can be glimpsed in the background to the right. The printed surface is oval. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs M. V. Cunliffe |
| Object history | This print is a companion to 'St. James's Park', E.131-1963. |
| Production | Attribution note: Printed from one plate |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This stipple engraving was printed using at least five colours. They were applied to the paper on a single plate, rather than printing each colour in a separate operation. The printmaker dabbed the coloured inks onto the plate before each impression was printed by means of rag balls attached to the end of a stick. Paintings by George Morland (1763-1804) were popular with the British public during his lifetime, and were widely reproduced and published by printmakers both in Britain and in France and Germany. |
| Associated object | E.131-1963 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.130-1963 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2002 |
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