Portrait of Captain Coram
William Hogarth
William Hogarth FRSA was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist.
Max Resolution:1576×2629 PX
Title:Portrait of Captain Coram
Artists:William Hogarth
Date:1740
Style:Rococo
Genre:portrait
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Foundling Museum, London, UK
Dimensions:147.5×239 cm
Copyright:Public domain
Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram is a 1740 portrait of philanthropist Thomas Coram painted by William Hogarth. The portrait, which represents Hogarth’s highest achievement in direct portraiture, was not created as a commission and was instead donated to Coram's Foundling Hospital. The portrait is divided into two sections: The left side represents Coram's sea ventures, a major source of his wealth. The right side shows a curtain pulled over a mother figure with a child/
The painting is now in the collection of London's Foundling Museum.
The painting is now in the collection of London's Foundling Museum.