The Porter and the Hare
| The Porter and the Hare | |
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| Artist | Johan Zoffany |
| Year | 1768 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, genre painting |
| Dimensions | 76 cm × 63 cm (30 in × 25 in) |
| Location | Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry |
The Porter and the Hare is a 1768 genre painting by the German-born British artistJohann Zoffany.[1] It features a London street trader, a common theme during the mid-Georgian era. It represents one of the earliest depictions of the sandwich, which had been pioneered by the politician Lord Sandwich a few years earlier. he painting is in the collection of the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry, having been acquired in 1955. [2] [3]
References
- ^ Postle p.81
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-porter-and-the-hare-55079
- ^ British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections p.1852
Bibliography
- Postle, Martin. Angels & Urchins: The Fancy Picture in 18th-century British Art. Djanogly Art Gallery, 1998.
- Treadwell, Penelope. Johan Zoffany: Artist and Adventurer. Paul Holberton, 2009.
- Webster, Mary. Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810. National Portrait Gallery, 1976.
- Wright, Christopher, Gordon, Catherine May & Smith, Mary Peskett. British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press, 2006.