George Morland, his life and works . extended his already veryprolonged working hours in order to obtain what henever had opportunity of spending. Very little know-ledge of boy nature enables us to accept the story toldby Collins. As a child, George Morland had muchvivacity of disposition (Dawe), and had all a boys loveof mischief, as indicated by those instances which havebeen recorded to show his early skill in drawing ; nothingthen is more probable than that he, rebelling againstthe rigours of home discipline, should play truant whenhe could and smuggle out of the house means toprocure cash
George Morland, his life and works . extended his already veryprolonged working hours in order to obtain what henever had opportunity of spending. Very little know-ledge of boy nature enables us to accept the story toldby Collins. As a child, George Morland had muchvivacity of disposition (Dawe), and had all a boys loveof mischief, as indicated by those instances which havebeen recorded to show his early skill in drawing ; nothingthen is more probable than that he, rebelling againstthe rigours of home discipline, should play truant whenhe could and smuggle out of the house means toprocure cash. The drawings thus privately sold were subjects, chiefly amorous, from a great variety of authors inpoetry and history (Dawe) ; which proves that theboy found time to read numerous poetical and historicalworks, if study of these did not form part of the educa-tion which Hassell states was altogether denied him, George Morland was only ten years old when hisfirst works were exhibited. These appear in the Royal i6 BELINDA BILLET DOUX. His Life and Works Academy Catalogue of 1773 as sketches; fromDawe we learn that they were chalk drawings tintedwith crayon, which possessed considerable merit. In1775 he showed two chalk sketches at the exhibition ofthe Free Society of Artists, and in the following yearno fewer than six rural and figure subjects, describedas stained drawings ; and in 1777, being then four-teen years of age, he showed six pencil sketches and astained drawing at the exhibition of the Society ofArtists. In 1782 he showed no fewer than twenty-fivepictures, principally landscapes and scenes of country lite,at the exhibitions of the New Society. And thence-forward, until 1789, when he exhibited nothing, he wasrepresented every year at one or other of the exhibitionsheld by these three bodies. When about twelve years old he displayed talent tormodelling, and exercised it in making models in clayof horses, asses, dogs, and other animals. His neatnessof hand was further sh
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