The Angry Farmer
Finding children who have been playing in his hay, a farmer collars a boy as a girl pulls at his arm. At left, another boy rises from the hay, watched by a third behind a gate.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Angry Farmer
- Engraver: Edmund Scott (British, 1746–1810)
- Artist: After George Morland (British, London 1763–1804 London)
- Publisher: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
- Date: December 9, 1790
- Medium: Stipple engraving and etching, printed in color and hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to image): 11 5/16 × 14 3/4 in. (28.7 × 37.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Frederick Townsend Martin, 1914
- Object Number: 14.1.10
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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