Hogarth's Mother
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Title
Hogarth's Mother
Description
Called the “father of British painting,” Hogarth (1697-1764) most likely completed this portrait of his mother after her death. It remained in the artist’s family until 1790. After 1901 its whereabouts were unknown. In 1929, James D. Hamilton purchased the portrait from a London gallery but, unknown to Hamilton, the face had been overpainted sometime between 1901 and 1929- which obscured the “lost” Hogarth from its new owner and the rest of the world. After the museum received the painting in 1950, it remained overpainted until 1988, when conservation of the portrait removed the alterations and restored the work to its original brilliance.
This piece is currently on display in the Foran Family Gallery.
This piece is currently on display in the Foran Family Gallery.
Creator
Hogarth, William
Source
James D. Hamilton Collection
Date
1735
Identifier
832/1257
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Rights
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Collection
Citation
Hogarth, William, “Hogarth's Mother,” Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, accessed March 29, 2024, https://pphm.omeka.net/items/show/3027.