The Graham Children

🧒 Art for Kids 🎀 Rococo & Eighteenth-Century Elegance

Why it's great

Four children in fancy clothes stand and play in a bright room: a girl does a curtsy, a boy winds up a bird organ, and a baby in a walker reaches for a cherry. Hogarth painted it for their father. A cat eyes the caged bird, and a clock has a Cupid on it. It's full of fun details.

👀 Look closer!

Find the cat. What do you think it is watching in the cage?

Where to see it

📍 National GalleryLondon, United Kingdom

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Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 1,512 × 1,346 px · 2.0 megapixels This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one. File page & license ↗

Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:

💵 Budget Etsy ↗ Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices. 🖼️ Mid-range Fine Art America ↗ Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options. 🏛️ High-end Meisterdrucke ↗ Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.

These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.

About the artist

William Hogarth

1697–1764 · born in London

William Hogarth was born in London and became one of Britain's best-known painters and engravers. He made funny, sharp pictures about the follies of society, often in sets of prints that tell a story. He also championed the rights of artists. He died in London in 1764.