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William Hogarth. The Assembly at Wanstead House1728-31. Label, Phil.Mus.Art: "In the ballroom of Wanstead House the Child family has gathered for tea drinking and card playing. The painting probably records the celebration of the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Richard Child and Dorothy Glynne Child, Lord and Lady Castlemaine. Dressed in rich red velvet, Lord Castlemaine is seated on the far right with two of his daughters. Lady Castlemaine, seated at the card table in the center of the room, looks towards her husband and shows him the winning card, the ace of spades". Painted between 1728 and 1731. Viscount Castlemaine, created 1st Earl Tylney in 1731, built Wanstead House 1715-22. He was born Richard Child, 3rd son of Sir Josiah Child(d.1699), Governor of the East India Company. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Oil on canvas 25 1/2 x 30 inches (64.8 x 76.2 cm) M1928-1-13; The John Howard McFadden Collection, 1928

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current13:20, 7 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 13:20, 7 January 20161,000 × 834 (878 KB)Hohum (talk | contribs)Clearer version
20:27, 11 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 20:27, 11 June 2010397 × 306 (29 KB)Lobsterthermidor (talk | contribs)William Hogarth. The Assembly at Wanstead House. Painted between 1728 and 1732. Scene in the Long Ballroom playing cards and drinking tea late afternoon. The host and his family are seated in the foreground, Viscount Castlemaine, cre
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