Study of a Hound; Head and Shoulders, Facing Right (1794)

George Morland is the artist behind "Study of a Hound; Head and Shoulders, Facing Right", dated 1794. Drawings, a short history: Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed. Because line carries so much of the effect, drawings tend to reward close looking at the quality of the mark. About the period around 1794: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. It is listed in the Drawings collection. The image is in portrait orientation.

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English, 1763–1804

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