208 William Hogarth, Captain Lord George Graham in His...

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Description: Captain Lord George Graham, 1715–47, in his Cabin

TitleCaptain Lord George Graham, 1715–47, in his Cabin

Creator nameHogarth, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1745

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationNational Maritime Museum, London

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14194

Accession numberBHC2720

SubjectsPortrait painting, Georgian (British)Portraits, GroupConversation piece (Portrait painting)Black people in artShip captains in art

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7. ‘The Conversation of a Well Chosen Friend’

Kate Retford

The Conversation Piece: Making Modern Art in Eighteenth-Century Britain

The format of the conversation piece enabled the representation of significant constellations of sitters, charting and ‘recognising’ relationships that often moved fluidly between the familial and the non-familial...

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Kate Retford

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

Related print edition pages: pp.251-285

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00340.8

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Chapter subject tags:Conversation piece (Portrait painting)Portrait painting, British--18th centuryEngland--Social life and customs--18th centuryMen--Societies and clubs--Great Britain--18th centuryHamilton, Gawen, approximately 1697-1737Zoffany, Johann, 1733-1810Grand tours (Education)Hogarth, William, 1697-1764Caricatures and cartoons--British--18th century

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David Bindman and Helen Weston

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Like other forms of luxury associated with court life and display, ownership of black pages and body servants became increasingly available...

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PublisherHarvard University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.125-170

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00142.009

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Chapter subject tags:Painting, British--18th centuryReynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Hogarth, William, 1697-1764Black people in art--Britain--18th centuryBlack people in art--France--18th centuryPainting, French--18th centuryPortrait painting, British--18th centuryPortrait painting, French--18th century

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