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The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire
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About this work
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).
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire, c. 1772. Johann Zoffany (German, 1733–1810). Oil on canvas; unframed: 101.5 x 127 cm (39 15/16 x 50 in.); framed: 124.5 x 149.9 x 7.6 cm (49 x 59 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2023.122
