Edward Stott, A.R.A. 1859-1918

The New Gallery, London, 1892;
The Fine Art Society, London, Edward and William Stott, 1976, no. 48

The sketch on the reverse of this finished painting by Stott was made in preparation for On a Summer Afternoon which was exhibited with In the Orchard at the New Gallery in 1892. The Art Journal, defined the qualities of On a Summer Afternoon as follows: 'a combined impression of the artist's feeling - colour and form with the character of the subject, whether light or delicate; or strong and powerful; in short a recording of the impression on the painter's nature' (Art Journal, 1893, p. 104). This assessment could equally be applied to In the Orchard.