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T. Morell

William Hogarth (1697–1764) (attributed to)

Foundling Museum

T. Morell

Image credit: Gerald Coke Handel Collection, The Foundling Museum

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Morell is depicted half-length seated at a table, facing left, wearing a red coat, cravat and wide-brimmed hat. On the table are four books, a sheet of paper (with 'Aet. 60') and an inkpot; Morell is about to use his right hand to write with a quill. He is seated on a red coloured chair, a green curtain is draped from the top centre to behind the chair and in the top corner are some organ pipes. From behind the curtain appears a coat of arms and below that a medal on a thread hangs from the wall. The postnominal letters identify Morell as a Professor of Sacred Theology and Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries. He is best known as the librettist of many of Handel's oratorios.

Foundling Museum

London

Title

T. Morell

Date

1762 (?)

Medium

oil on copper

Measurements

H 39 x W 30 cm

Accession number

6534

Acquisition method

allocated to the Foundling Museum under the Government Acceptance in Lieu scheme

Work type

Painting

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