Mrs Jane Hogarth - The Artist's Wife

Artist William Hogarth (London, England, 1697 - 1764)

SitterSitter is Mrs Jane Hogarth

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 85 cm, Width: 52.8 cm
Frame: Height: 113.5 cm, Width: 81.5 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1939 by Miss Lizzie Hogarth.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002764

Keywords

About MeJane Hogarth was the daughter of Britain's leading Baroque artist Sir James Thornhill (1676-1734), in whose studio Hogarth worked for a time. Jane's elopement with Hogarth in 1729 caused an estrangement between Hogarth and Thornhill, but this was overcome eventually.

The awkward cutting-off of the composition to the left suggests that this portrait may have been cut down from a larger work, possibly a double portrait of Jane with Hogarth.

The attribution to Hogarth has been questioned and it has been suggested that this portrait may be the work of his father-in-law, James Thornhill.