George Morland, his life and works . His Life and Works recently received a large sum of money : and he wouldcontinue to present a decent appearance for days oreven weeks together. It is characteristic of Dawe thathe should picture Morland in his state of eclipse :— However dirty he might be, he was seldom ragged. At thistime he generally wore a coat of a mixed colour with longsquare skirts, and breeches of velveteen: these, with two or threewaistcoats and a dirty silk handkerchief round his neck, com-pleted his appearance, which was that of a hackney coachman. Blagdon admits that he would som
George Morland, his life and works . His Life and Works recently received a large sum of money : and he wouldcontinue to present a decent appearance for days oreven weeks together. It is characteristic of Dawe thathe should picture Morland in his state of eclipse :— However dirty he might be, he was seldom ragged. At thistime he generally wore a coat of a mixed colour with longsquare skirts, and breeches of velveteen: these, with two or threewaistcoats and a dirty silk handkerchief round his neck, com-pleted his appearance, which was that of a hackney coachman. Blagdon admits that he would sometimes go for amonth without changing his shirt. When he left Rolls Buildings, which he did in thewinter of 1803-4, he went to the house of an oldacquaintance in Gerrard Street, ^ who had provided themoney necessary to enable him to quit the safety of hissponging-house lodging. This friends action musthave been inspired by charity, for the painters healthnow was such that the prospect of turning his talentsto account, as Mr. Donat
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