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Fred Morgan. "A Country Girl" Genre/landscape Watercolour.
William Greenwood Fine Art
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Fred Morgan. "A Country Girl" Genre/landscape Watercolour.

19th century
Description

Artist: Fred Morgan R.O.I. (1847-1927).

Title: "A Country Girl holding Spring Blossom".

Signed. Circa 1890.

Watercolour.

Size: 17"x 11". Overall: 25 3/4"x 17 3/4".

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.Trade enquiries welcome.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Frederick Morgan studied under his father, the genre painter John Morgan (1823–1886). At the age of sixteen, his painting The Rehearsal was accepted at the Royal Academy. He was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He married the painter Alice Havers in 1872. His many paintings of children and animals were popular and some were reproduced as prints or in advertisements. He was active in London exhibitions from 1865, notably at the Royal Academy (Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, Gründ, 2006).

Museum Collections:

Abbey House Museum

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn

Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston

Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool

Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds

Museums Sheffield, Sheffield

Orchar Collection: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Dundee

Russell-Cotes Museum, Bournemouth

Shipley Art Gallery, Tyne and Wear

Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

World of Glass, Merseyside

Physical Dimensions
Height
65.5cm (25.79")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Victorian Genre Watercolour Painting to the Victorian era.

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SA922171
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Description
Artist: Fred Morgan R.O.I. (1847-1927).

Title: "A Country Girl holding Spring Blossom".

Signed. Circa 1890.

Watercolour.

Size: 17"x 11". Overall: 25 3/4"x 17 3/4".

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.Trade enquiries welcome.

fig 1. A framed Victorian watercolour painting of a young girl with auburn hair holding white blossoms, set within a carved gold-leaf frame.
fig 1. Fred Morgan. "A Country Girl" Genre/landscape Watercolour.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Frederick Morgan studied under his father, the genre painter John Morgan (1823–1886). At the age of sixteen, his painting The Rehearsal was accepted at the Royal Academy. He was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He married the painter Alice Havers in 1872.

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His many paintings of children and animals were popular and some were reproduced as prints or in advertisements.
William Greenwood Fine Art

He was active in London exhibitions from 1865, notably at the Royal Academy (Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, Gründ, 2006).

fig 2. A framed Victorian watercolour painting of a young girl with auburn hair holding white blossoms, set within a carved gold-leaf frame.
fig 2. Fred Morgan. "A Country Girl" Genre/landscape Watercolour.

Museum Collections:

Abbey House Museum

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn

Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston

Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool

Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds

Museums Sheffield, Sheffield

fig 3. A framed Victorian watercolour painting of a young girl with auburn hair holding white blossoms, set within a carved gold-leaf frame.
fig 3. Fred Morgan. "A Country Girl" Genre/landscape Watercolour.

Orchar Collection: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Dundee

Russell-Cotes Museum, Bournemouth

Shipley Art Gallery, Tyne and Wear

Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

World of Glass, Merseyside

Height
65.5cm (25.79")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Victorian Genre Watercolour Painting to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA922171
Dealers Internal Ref
WGP
William Greenwood Fine Art
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Fred Morgan. "A Country Girl" Genre/landscape Watercolour.

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A framed Victorian watercolour painting of a young girl with auburn hair holding white blossoms, set within a carved gold-leaf frame.
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Victorian genre watercolours depict idealised narrative scenes of everyday rural life, childhood, and pastoral themes, using fine wash techniques popular in 19th-century Britain.

They were produced on heavy paper using water-soluble pigments, mounted behind glass, and housed in hand-carved or moulded timber frames finished with gold leaf gesso.

Authentication involves examining delicate layering of translucent pigment, characteristic paper age toning, period backing timber, and artist signatures consistent with historical records.

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Keep watercolours away from direct sunlight and high humidity, ensure UV-filtering glass is installed, and use acid-free backing materials to prevent discolouration.
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