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The Graham Children

William Hogarth, 1742

© National Gallery, London

The Graham children are three girls and a boy, the children of Daniel Graham, apothecary to Chelsea Hospital. Exquisitely dressed and posed in a semicircle yet a lively and cheerful group. The boy has a bird organ, the baby is in a go cart, one girl is about to dance. A cat looks at a birdcage. Signed W Hogarth pinx 1742.

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Title of artwork, date

The Graham Children, 1742

Date supported

1934

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

161 x 181 cm

Gifted by

Lord Duveen

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