George Morland (British, 1763-1804) The Spotted Dog

Description:

George Morland (British, 1763-1804)

The Spotted Dog
Signed and titled within the composition on the signpost c.r., identified on a presentation plaque and on a label from the American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York, affixed to the back of the frame.
Oil on canvas, 23 1/4 x 30 in. (59.0 x 76.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, fine craquelure.

Provenance: A Rhode Island estate.

N.B. The Spotted Dog public house appears to be a real place and may be the establishment located in Chelmsford, England, mentioned by W. Toone in his compilation A Chronological Record, of the remarkable public events ... during the Reigns of George the Third and Fourth and His Present Majesty, published in London in 1843.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

With a label from Thomas McLean, Dealer in Works of Art, London, on the stretcher.
Retouch areas include minor in-painting in the figure composition to the left, and above the figure composition to the right of the painting.
Frame dimensions: 30 x 37 in.


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