George Morland, his life and works . rcelyused, or order his tailor to clothe them and their families fromhead to foot at his expense. (Dawe.) It may fairly be said that Morland was ruined byhis own success ; he did a great deal of excellent workwhile at Winchester Road, but could have profitedlittle by it, as he gave away his pictures to holders ofhis promissory notes in order to secure renewals. Henever made any secret of his embarrassments, anddealers and others who lent him money made theirown terms for the accommodation. When pressed by his creditors he was in the habitof going into the c
George Morland, his life and works . rcelyused, or order his tailor to clothe them and their families fromhead to foot at his expense. (Dawe.) It may fairly be said that Morland was ruined byhis own success ; he did a great deal of excellent workwhile at Winchester Road, but could have profitedlittle by it, as he gave away his pictures to holders ofhis promissory notes in order to secure renewals. Henever made any secret of his embarrassments, anddealers and others who lent him money made theirown terms for the accommodation. When pressed by his creditors he was in the habitof going into the country, sometimes under an assumedname, and would remain in hiding, with Brown orBrooks as his companion, long enough to paint pictureswhich he knew would be accepted in place of punctual the judicious display of a few guineas this artist has been induced to partwith a picture to-day which to-morrow, perhaps, would have brought himdouble the sum (Hassell). 102 GIPSY ENCAMPMENTSigned, 1791 {Size of original picture 24J x 29^ inches.). His Life and Works payment of his obligations. He sometimes chose theIsle of Wight for these excursions, as in those daysthere was perhaps no better spot to select for a hiding-place. . During his first visits he mostly lodgedin Shanklin, at an old thatched dwelling known asEglantine Cottage, kept by Mrs. Williams, and it wasin this humble cot that many of his finest works wereexecuted. . Morland would often run down to thisvillage, throw off a number of sketches, take them toLondon, and after adding a few of his magical touches,sell them for a large figure, with which he would satisfythe demands of the more pressing of his creditors. ^He could not, of course, adopt another name whenvisiting places, such as Shanklin, where he was known,and indeed he was now too widely known to be ableto remain long unidentified in any retreat. Where-ever he took up his quarters he was betrayed by thepictures upon which he employed himsclh Thepresence of an artist w
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