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WILLIAM HOGARTH. The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox
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Title:
The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox
Caption:
The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox. Artist: William Hogarth (British, London 1697-1764 London). Dimensions: 50 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (128.3 x 102.9 cm). Date: 1729.
This wedding group is one of the artist's first essays in the fashionable genre of the conversation piece. Beckingham, a London lawyer, and his bride are flanked by members of their families. The marriage took place at St. Benet's but the setting is based on the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square. Although Hogarth was sought after for his ability to capture a likeness, the solemn event depicted here seems to have had limited appeal to him by comparison with his famous satirical subjects.
Technique/material:
OIL ON CANVAS
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3212 x 3993 px | 36.7 MB
Print size:
27.2 x 33.8 cm | 10.7 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
