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Gathering Fruit

Engraver Robert Mitchell Meadows British
After George Morland British
Publisher John Raphael Smith British
February 2, 1795
Not on view
A boy knocks down fruit from a tree for a girl to collect, as a younger child eats some. Published as a companion to "Gathering Wood."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gathering Fruit
  • Engraver: Robert Mitchell Meadows (British, Cardigan, Wales 1780–1812)
  • Artist: After George Morland (British, London 1763–1804 London)
  • Publisher: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
  • Date: February 2, 1795
  • Medium: Stipple engraving and etching, printed in color and hand-colored
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed close to image): 15 1/4 in. × 12 in. (38.7 × 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Frederick Townsend Martin, 1914
  • Object Number: 14.1.9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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