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Lot Essay
Morgan was the eldest child of John Morgan, a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, from whom he learnt his trade. His mother Henrietta did not want the young Fred to follow the precarious life of an artist so he was sent to London to seek office employment in the City. Very soon he returned to his family in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and fortunately found work as a portrait artist attached to a photographer where for three years he developed his portrait skill.
He began to exhibit large canvases at the Royal Academy in the early 1870s and soon found a patron in the London and Liverpool art dealers Messrs. Agnew & Son to whom he sold most of his works. These early canvases depicted rural toil and struggle, but even then his sympathetic portrayal of children was evident.
By the 1880s, Morgan had found his métier, and now is best remembered to posterity for his masterful portrayal of the scenes of late Victorian and Edwardian family life.
We are grateful to Terry Parker for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.
He began to exhibit large canvases at the Royal Academy in the early 1870s and soon found a patron in the London and Liverpool art dealers Messrs. Agnew & Son to whom he sold most of his works. These early canvases depicted rural toil and struggle, but even then his sympathetic portrayal of children was evident.
By the 1880s, Morgan had found his métier, and now is best remembered to posterity for his masterful portrayal of the scenes of late Victorian and Edwardian family life.
We are grateful to Terry Parker for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.