Conversation piece [ Art & Luxury ]
… and interactions of sociability. Their reduced scale also meant that accompanying objects and settings could be represented in detail, facilitating the portrayal of tea parties, assemblies and card games. Objects > Art & Luxury … from George III and Charlotte. The little paintings produced by these artists provide some of the most vivid visual representations of sociability from the period. 1 . This DIGIT.EN.S entry draws on material from my book. Kate Retford, The … or even two dozen sitters. This was facilitated by their small size, often around a metre in width, resulting in the representation of figures at typically only 45-60 centimetres in height. This meant that far greater numbers could be …
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