Mr und Mrs William Hallett (Der Morgenspaziergang)

Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk')

Gainsborough portrayed William Hallett and Elizabeth Stephen shortly before their marriage on 30 July 1785. They may be wearing their wedding clothes. Mrs Hallett's silk dress, the white fur of the Pomeranian sheepdog, and the foliage are rendered with the light brushstrokes Gainsborough used in the last phase of his career.