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A house of cards
HOGARTH, William (1697-1764)
Born in London, where he trained as an engraver and a painter, Hogarth was a celebrated portraitist and the creator of modern, moral subjects. These interests combine in this pair of conversation pieces of an unidentified group of children, painted in about 1730.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 93
Creation/Production
HOGARTH, William
Date: 1730
Acquisition
Gift, 1988
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Tax and allocated to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wale
Measurements
Height
(cm): 64.3
Width
(cm): 76.5
Height
(in): 25
Width
(in): 30
h(cm) frame:78
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:91
w(cm)
d(cm) frame:8
d(cm)
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
Gallery 04
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