Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Hester Jane Ogle, 1775/76–1817) and Her Son (Charles Brinsley Sheridan, 1796–1843)
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
93 3/4 x 59 in. (238.1 x 149.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Carll Tucker, 1965
Accession Number
65.203
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Art Historical Context
This elegant double portrait by John Hoppner captures. Richard Brinsley (née Hester Jane Ogle,1775/76–1817), wife of the renowned playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan tenderly holding her young son, Charles Brins Sheridan (1796–1843). Painted in oil on canvas—a medium favored for its rich textures and luminous effects in grand 18th- and early 19th-century British portraiture—the expansive 93¾ × 59-inch work exemplifies Hoppner's mastery of intimate family scenes amid opulent settings. Hoppner, a leading English portraitist and rival to Thomas Lawrence, was celebrated for his so...
About the Artist
John Hoppner · 1758–1810
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