The Porter and the Hare

The Porter and the Hare
ArtistJohan Zoffany
Year1768
TypeOil on canvas, genre painting
Dimensions76 cm × 63 cm (30 in × 25 in)
LocationHerbert Art Gallery, Coventry

The Porter and the Hare is a 1768 genre painting by the German painter Johann Zoffany.[1] It depicts a London street trader, a common theme during the mid-Georgian era. The painting represents one of the earliest depictions of a sandwich, which had been pioneered by the politician Lord Sandwich a few years earlier. It is currently in the collection of the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry, having been acquired in 1955.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Postle p.81
  2. ^ Art UK
  3. ^ British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections p.1852

Bibliography

  • Postle, Martin. Angels & Urchins: The Fancy Picture in 18th-century British Art. Djanogly Art Gallery, 1998.
  • Treadwell, Penelope. Johan Zoffany: Artist and Adventurer. Paul Holberton, 2009.
  • Webster, Mary. Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810. National Portrait Gallery, 1976.
  • Wright, Christopher, Gordon, Catherine May & Smith, Mary Peskett. British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press, 2006.
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