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 conversation piece (one of a pair) of an unidentified group of children, painted in 1730. Object Type: painting. Date: 1730. Dimensions: height: 64.3 cm (25.3 in); width: 76.5 cm (30.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Museum Cardiff. A House of Cards, William Hogarth, 1730
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