Johann Zoffany, The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire
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Johann Zoffany

The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire

c. 1772

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
101.5 × 127 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-109572

This type of picture, known as a conversation piece, was invented in England in the 1700s and popular for the informal way it represented families. A father and daughter, mother and son, are strategizing over the next hand in a game of cards. The family recently lost a loved one, so the parents are dressed in full mourning (black clothing), and the siblings in lesser mourning (mauve, white, and gray).

Provenance

Fund, 2023.122

Registry history

  • c. 1772 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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