GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk') 1785 Oil on canvas, 236 x 179 cm National Gallery, London
It was surely Gainsborough's own inclination, however, to interpret a formal marriage portrait, for which the sitters probably sat separately, as a parkland promenade. William Hallett was 21 and his wife Elizabeth, n銥 Stephen, 20 when they solemnly linked arms to walk in step together through life. A Spitz dog paces at their side, right foot forward like theirs, as pale and fluffy as Mrs Hallet is pale and gauzy. Being only a dog with no sense of occasion he pants joyfully hoping for attention. The parkland is a painted backdrop, like those of Victorian photographers, yet it provides a pretext for depicting urban sitters in urban finery as if in the dappled light of a world fresh with dew.
credible characters, some of them drawnin the round; psychological depth; some attention to the larger fabricof the society in which the events take place; and descriptive detail,at least enough to make us feel that we are witnessing the actual
The question Iâve asked most often
during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose
these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you
feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?
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