Oil paint on canvas
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/george-morland-385" aria-label="More by George Morland" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">George Morland</a>
Rabbiting
Bequeathed by John Travers Smith 1897
actions: processes and functions
adults
animals: mammals
architecture
child
children
dog, lurcher
heathland
house
hunting
landscape
leisure and pastimes
looking / watching
man
people
rabbit
recreational activities
residential
tree
woman
<p>The rabbit warren was a staple part of the rural economy, and an important feature on most country estates. This scene shows the tense moment as the country folk wait for the rabbits to emerge from a burrow, having been flushed out by ferrets; the eager lurcher is poised for the chase that will ensue.Morland is perhaps best known as a painter of picturesque scenes from everyday rural life. His genre subjects occasionally have a sporting theme, yet he rarely attempted the conventional ones of hunting or horse-racing. This is somewhat surprising as it is known that Morland himself enjoyed riding to hounds and on several instances rode as a gentleman jockey.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
2005-07-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-07-11
The British Landscape
Collection based display
30 November 2007 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
30 November 2007 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
2007-11-30
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-11-30
Landscape and Nature
Collection based display
26 March 2015 – 27 May 2020
2020-05-27
26 March 2015 – 21 June 2015
2015-06-21
2015-03-26
Museo Nacional de Arte (Mexico City, Mexico)
18 July 2015 – 18 October 2015
2015-10-18
2015-07-18
Pinacoteca do Estado (São Paulo, Brazil)
2015-03-26
British Landscape
Tate partnerships & programmes
26 October 2024 – 5 January 2025
2025-01-05
26 October 2024 – 5 January 2025
2025-01-05
2024-10-26
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum (Worcester, UK)
2024-10-26
Atchin Tan- Travelling Through Art
Loan-out
Rabbiting
support: 864 × 1168 mm
frame: 1112 × 1410 × 140 mm
Bequeathed by John Travers Smith 1897
<p>The rabbit warren was a staple part of the rural economy, and an important feature on most country estates. This scene shows the tense moment as the country folk wait for the rabbits to emerge from a burrow, having been flushed out by ferrets; the eager lurcher is poised for the chase that will ensue.<br/>Morland is perhaps best known as a painter of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/picturesque" title="Glossary definition for 'Picturesque'"><span>picturesque</span></a> scenes from everyday rural life. His <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/genres" title="Glossary definition for 'Genres'"><span>genre</span></a> subjects occasionally have a sporting theme, yet he rarely attempted the conventional ones of hunting or horse-racing. This is somewhat surprising as it is known that Morland himself enjoyed riding to hounds and on several instances rode as a gentleman jockey.</p>
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actions: processes and functions adults animals: mammals architecture child children dog, lurcher heathland house hunting landscape leisure and pastimes looking / watching man people rabbit recreational activities residential tree woman