The Death of the Fox

Provenance

John Page-Darby, by 1882.[1] (Sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 18 July 1892, no. 89); (Vokins); sold to (Wallis & Son, London); purchased 1893 by P.A.B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of P.A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] When he lent it to _Works by the Old Masters, and by Deceased Masters of the British School_, Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1882, no. 267.

The Death of the Fox

Morland, George

c. 1791/1794

Accession Number

1942.9.43

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 142.2 x 188 cm (56 x 74 in.) | framed: 185.4 x 229.9 x 10.8 cm (73 x 90 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection