page_title: Marcellus Laroon
section_title: Works
hierarchical_section_title: Marcellus Laroon / Works
caption_attribution_description: The Merry Milk Maid from the The Cryes of London series
context_page_description: Marcellus Laroon or Lauron, the elder was a Dutch-born painter and engraver, active in England. He provided the drawings for the popular series of prints "The Cries of London".
context_section_description: Laroon became known for small portraits and conversation pieces. He also painted small pictures, on humorous or free subjects, in the style of Egbert van Heemskerk, some of which were engraved in mezzotint by Isaac Beckett and John Smith. He also made some  etchings and  mezzotints on similar subjects himself. Buckeridge said of his painting
  When he came to work for himself, he made it his endeavour to follow nature very close, so that his manner was wholly his own. He was a general Painter, and imitated other masters hands exactly well. He painted well, both in great and little, and was an exact draftsman; but he was chiefly famous for drapery, wherein he exceeded most of his cotemporaries [sic]. 
  Laroon is best known for the drawings he made of The Cryes of London, which were engraved by John Savage,  and published by Pierce Tempest. He also drew the illustrations  for 'The Art of Defence', a fencing manual  by William Elder published in 1699 and the procession at the coronation of William III and Mary in 1689. He painted portraits of Queen Mary (engraved in mezzotint by Robert Williams), Caius Gabriel Cibber the sculptor, and others.  Some drawings by him entered the collection of the British Museum.
caption: The Merry Milk Maid, engraving by John Savage after Laroon.
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