Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) BRITISH ARTISTS GEORGE MORLAND [Illustration: The Dipping-Well (Cover Page)] IN THE SAME SERIES BIRKET FOSTER, R.W.S. JOHN PETTIE, R.A., H.R.S.A. KATE GREENAWAY A. AND C. BLACK . SOHO SQUARE . LONDON, W. AGENTS AMERICA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64 & 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK AUSTRALASIA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 205 FLINDERS LANE, MELBOURNE CANADA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. ST. MARTIN'S HOUSE, 70 BOND STREET, TORONTO INDIA MACMILLAN & COMPANY, LTD. MACMILLAN BUILDING, BOMBAY 309 BOW BAZAAR STREET, CALCUTTA [Illustration: Confidences] GEORGE MORLAND SIXTEEN EXAMPLES IN COLOUR OF THE ARTIST'S WORK WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY E. D. CUMING [Illustration] PUBLISHED BY A. & C. BLACK 4, 5 & 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON MCMX LIST OF PLATES OWNER OF ORIGINAL 1. Confidences _Mrs. Carl Meyer_ 2. Idleness _Sir Edward Tennant, Bart._ 3. Diligence " 4. Belinda, Billet-Doux _T. J. Barratt, Esq._ 5. The Effects of Youthful Extravagance and Idleness _Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart._ [A]6. The Dipping-Well " 7. The Deserter's Farewell " 8. The Deserter Pardoned _Barnet Lewis, Esq._ 9. The Fox Inn _Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart._ 10. Gathering Sticks " 11. Morning; or, The Benevolent Sportsman _J. Beecham, Esq._ 12. Farmyard _T. J. Barratt, Esq._ 13. Gipsies in a Wood _Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart._ 14. Evening; or, The Post-Boy's Return _Lord Swaythling_ 15. Winter: Skating _Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart._ 16. Justice; or, The Merciless Bailiff " [A] On the cover GEORGE MORLAND (Born June 26, 1763; died October 29, 1804)