16 June 2012

18th Century Dads

To mark Father's Day, here are some images of 18th century dads. (Not surprisingly I didn't find many portraits of fathers with their child/children in the same manner that you would see 18th century mothers sitting with their young children.)

James Paine the Elder; James Paine the Younger
by James Watson, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1764
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG D19791
The Shudi Family Group
by Marcus Tuscher, c.1742
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG 5776
Jonathan Tyers and his family
by Francis Hayman, 1740
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG5588
Christopher Anstey with his daughter
by William Hoare, c.1776-1778
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG 3084
The Cheney Family c.1795
National Gallery of Art US Accession Number 1958.9.9

The Sharp Family
by Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1779-1781
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG L169

Arthur Beardmore
by James Watson, after Robert Edge Pine, published 1765
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG D23550
The Fourdrinier Family
attributed to John Downman, c.1786
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG 6091
The Edgeworth Family
by Adam Buck, 1787
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG L236
King Charles I; Henrietta Maria; King Charles II; Mary, Princess of Orange
by Bernard Baron, published by John Boydell, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1741 (1632)
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG D32111

4 comments:

  1. I love the Image of the father and his little girl holding her doll (: So cute!

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  2. these works of art provide a great inspiration, keep up the good work!

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