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Watering horses: 1604

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Watering horses

Maker(s)

Painter: Morland, George

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Measurements and weight

Depth: 9.5 cm
Height: 85.6 cm
Width: 117.2 cm
Width: 141 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1931) by Roe, Joseph

Dating

1790s
Production date: after AD 1791 : Date is of another version, of the same size, signed and dated 1791, in the Hermitage Museum, Leningrad (no. 5834), and the current picture may be considered as a later re-working by Morland (Goodison, 1977, p.172).

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Height 109.7 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: G. Morland / pixt (the 't' appearing as superscript)
  • Location: Lower right, on the felled tree
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1604
Primary reference Number: 3668

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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