George Morland; his life and works . ed that thebaronetcy could have been obtained if it had been Samuel Morland does not appear to have had artistictalent, but we read of the very elaborate mechanical;drawings which he made, and it is possible, therefore,that the genius which came down to George Morland hada starting-point in his celebrated ancestor. We now have the family before us, and it will be wellto turn more careful attention to the talented son. Dawetells us that George was the eldest child and the favourite,that he was the only one brought up at home, and that he acquired
George Morland; his life and works . ed that thebaronetcy could have been obtained if it had been Samuel Morland does not appear to have had artistictalent, but we read of the very elaborate mechanical;drawings which he made, and it is possible, therefore,that the genius which came down to George Morland hada starting-point in his celebrated ancestor. We now have the family before us, and it will be wellto turn more careful attention to the talented son. Dawetells us that George was the eldest child and the favourite,that he was the only one brought up at home, and that he acquired some superficial knowledge of the Frenchand Latin languages, probably with the assistance of hisfather, who was a tolerable scholar. It was clear, how-ever, that from a very tender age his aptitude was not forlanguages, but for art. When he was between three andfour years of age, and still dressed in frocks, we are toldby Collins that he was noticed by the servants drawingwith his finger in the dust, wherever it happened to accumu-. Hyatt photo.] [Collection of Mr. F. Abbiss Phillips. THE DISCONSOLATE AND HER PARROT. Portrait of Mrs. Morland. Signed. THE MORLAND FAMILY 9 late; but the first work which excited his fathers attentionwas a gentlemans coach with four fine horses, and twofootmen behind it, which he drew with a bit of brokencrayon and the small remains of a black-lead pencil whichhis father had thrown away. This drawing, which wason a quarter of a sheet of paper, was of so extraordinarya kind, when it was considered that it was done from soslight and rapid a glance as the child could possibly get ofa gentlemans carriage just passing by the door, that thefather beheld it with wonder and parental admiration. Dawe says that one of his favourite amusements was todraw objects on the floor, that he might laugh at thosepersons who, deceived by their resemblance, stooped topick them up. He was clever enough in this way toimpose even on his father, who was once alarmed at the
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