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The Hervey Conversation Piece

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Description: The Hervey Conversation Piece
TitleThe Hervey Conversation Piece
Creator nameHogarth, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1738–1740
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNational Trust, Ickworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom
https:/­/­www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/­object/­851983
Accession numberNT 851983
SubjectsPortrait painting, Georgian (British)Portraits, GroupConversation piece (Portrait painting)Wit and humor in art
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8. ‘Light Incidents’
Kate Retford
Description: The Conversation Piece: Making Modern Art in Eighteenth-Century Britain
The Conversation Piece: Making Modern Art in Eighteenth-Century Britain
On the morning of 27 May 1732, William Hogarth, Ebenezer Forrest and some other friends set out from the Bedford Arms Tavern in Covent Garden on an impromptu five-day excursion to and around Kent...
Author
Kate Retford
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 2017 by Kate Retford
Related print edition pages: pp.287-313
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00340.9
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23277&redirecttoanchor=91744
Chapter subject tags:Conversation piece (Portrait painting)Zoffany, Johann, 1733-1810England--Social life and customs--18th centuryPortrait painting, British--18th centuryHogarth, William, 1697-1764Wit and humor in art--Great Britain--18th century

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Description: The Family of Sir William Young
The Family of Sir William Young
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameZoffany, Johann
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1767–1769
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions114.5 x 167.5 cm
LocationWalker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, United Kingdom
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/family-of-sir-william-young
Accession numberWAG2395
The Family of Sir William Young
The Family of Sir William Young
Description: Assembly at Wanstead House
Assembly at Wanstead House
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 26
Creator nameHogarth, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1728–1731
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions25 1/2 × 30 in. (64.8 × 76.2 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/103800
Accession numberM1928-1-13
Assembly at Wanstead House
Assembly at Wanstead House
Description: Sir Thomas Samwell and his friends
Sir Thomas Samwell and his friends
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameMercier, Philippe
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1733
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationBeaverbrook Art Gallery, Frederickton, United Kingdom
Accession number59.143
Sir Thomas Samwell and his friends
Sir Thomas Samwell and his friends
Description: Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameReynolds, Joshua
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1773
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions233.6 x 291 cm
LocationTate, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/reynolds-three-ladies-adorning-a-term-of-hymen-n00079
Accession numberN00079
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen
Three Ladies adorning a Term of Hymen
Description: The Academicians of the Royal Academy
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameZoffany, Johann
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1771–1772
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions100.7 x 147.3 cm
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/400747/the-academicians-of-the-royal-academy
Accession numberRCIN 400747
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator namePhilips, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1730
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions40 1/4 × 49 3/4 in. (102.2 × 126.4 cm)
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/1671864
Accession numberB1981.25.503
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Description: Queen Charlotte with Members of her Family
Queen Charlotte with Members of her Family
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameZoffany, Johann
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1771–1772
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions105.1 x 127 cm
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/26/collection/401004/queen-charlotte-1744-1818-with-members-of-her-family
Accession numberRCIN 401004
Queen Charlotte with Members of her...
Queen Charlotte with Members of her Family
Description: The Wardens of the Amsterdam Clothiers' Guild, Known as The Steel Masters
The Wardens of the Amsterdam Clothiers' Guild, Known as The Steel Masters
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1662
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions75 3/8 x 109 7/8 in. (191.5 x 279 cm)
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam
http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5217
Accession numberSK-C-6
The Wardens of the Amsterdam Clothiers'...
The Wardens of the Amsterdam Clothiers' Guild, Known as The Steel Masters
Description: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1632
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions66 3/4 x 85 1/4 in. (169.5 x 216.5 cm)
LocationMauritshuis, The Hague
https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/explore/the-collection/artworks/the-anatomy-lesson-of-dr-nicolaes-tulp-146/detailgegevens/
Accession number146
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
Description: A Fishing Party
A Fishing Party
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameHogarth, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1730–1731
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions54.9 x 48.1 cm
LocationDulwich Picture Gallery, London
https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/explore-the-collection/551-600/a-fishing-party/
Accession numberDPG562
A Fishing Party
A Fishing Party
Description: Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her Children
Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her Children
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameReinagle, Philip
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1782
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions80.5 x 106 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/9879/portrait-of-mrs-congreve-with-her-children?ctx=e4be99e2-1012-4d5f-aef0-86fc78ff0fa0&idx=0
Accession numberNGI.676
Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her...
Portrait of Mrs Congreve with her Children
Description: Sir Thomas More and His Family
Sir Thomas More and His Family
Posted by:John Carlson
May 22
Creator nameLockey, Rowland
Creator name (description)attributed to Rowland Lockey
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on vellum
Dimensions9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (24.1 x 29.2 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8821/sir-thomas-more-his-household-portrait-miniature-lockey-rowland/
Accession numberP.15-1973
Sir Thomas More and His Family
Sir Thomas More and His Family
Description: The Graham Children, detail
The Graham Children, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameHogarth, William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1742
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/william-hogarth-the-graham-children
Accession numberNG4756
The Graham Children, detail
The Graham Children, detail
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameVigée-Lebrun, Elisabeth Louise
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1787
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.50215.html
Accession number1964.11.1
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