Mrs. John Garden (Ann Garden, 1769–1842) and Her Children, John (1796–1854) and Ann Margaret (born 1793)
1796 or 1797
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
50 1/8 x 39 7/8 in. (127.3 x 101.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914
Accession Number
15.30.41
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the opulent tradition of late Georgian England, John Hoppner *Mrs. John Garden (Ann, 1769–1842) and Her Children John (1796–4) and Ann Margaretborn 1793)* a tender family moment around 1796–1797. Painted in oil on canvas—a medium favored for its luminous depth and ability to render sumptuous fabrics and lifelike skin tones—this intimate portrait depicts Ann Garden, a woman of evident social standing, with her young daughter Ann Margaret (about three or four years old) and newborn son John. At roughly 50 by 40 inches, it’s scaled for a private drawing room, emphasizing domestic harmony amid ...
About the Artist
John Hoppner · 1758–1810
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