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A House of Cards
HOGARTH, William (1697 - 1764)
[image: A House of Cards]
Date: 1730
Media: oil on canvas
Size: 64.3 x 76.5 cm
Acquired: 1988; Gift; Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax
Accession Number: NMW A 93
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.
This work is currently on display:
Gallery 4
National Museum Cardiff, level 4
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