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GEORGE MORLAND (1763-1804) "MILKING TIME" PAINTIN

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GEORGE MORLAND (1763-1804)  MILKING TIME  PAINTIN
GEORGE MORLAND (1763-1804) "MILKING TIME" OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING. Late 18th century. Depicts a young girl pouring milk into a bucket in a stable with two cows and three chickens. Painting was purchased in 1976 at a Canadian auction house. Painting rests in elaborate and ornate gilt wood frame. Frame shows some loss to gilt. Moreland was born June 26, 1763 in London, the son of painter H.R. Moreland. Moreland apprenticed with his father and later visited Calais and St. Omer in 1785. In 1786, he married Anne, the sister of William Ward. Moreland died of a brain fever in London on October 29, 1804. Unsigned. 29" x 21.25" unframed. 40.25" x 33.5" framed.