Royal Masquerade, Somerset House
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
The portraits and social satires of William Hogarth, painter and engraver, have come to define the period in which he lived. His best known works include his series of satirical of paintings, such as ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ (c.1729, Birmingham City Art Gallery, private collection and National Gallery of Art, Washington) and ‘A Rake’s Progress’ (c.1734, Sir John Soane's Museum, London). He also painted formal portraits, including the philanthropist ‘Captain Thomas Coram’ (1740, Coram family, in the care of the Foundling Museum, London) and ‘The Graham Children’ (1742, National Gallery, London). Hogarth lived and worked in London for most of his life and was a major benefactor of the Foundling Museum during the 1740s, founded by Captain Coram.
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Explore
- Places
- England, London, Somerset House
- Subjects
- Materials & Techniques
- engraving
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Details
- Title
- Royal Masquerade, Somerset House
- Date
- 1841
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- height: 45.8 cm, width: 57 cm
- Acquisition
- Transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, 2017
- Inscription
- below lettering: [faint pencil inscriptions]
- Provenance
- Bequest of Sir Ernest Clark to the Inland Revenue, 1951 (received 1972); transferred to GAC, 2017
- GAC number
- 10320