The Porter and the Hare

The Porter and the Hare
Artist	Johan Zoffany
Year	1768
Type	Oil on canvas, genre painting
Dimensions	76 cm× 63 cm(30 in× 25 in)
Location	Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry

The Porter and the Hare is a 1768 genre painting by the German painter Johann Zoffany. ^[1] It depicts a London street trader, a common theme during the mid-Georgian era. The painting represents one of the earliest depictions of a sandwich, which had been pioneered by the politician Lord Sandwich a few years earlier. It is currently in the collection of the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry, having been acquired in 1955. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Postle p.81
2. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-porter-and-the-hare-55079
3. British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections p.1852

Bibliography

• Postle, Martin. Angels & Urchins: The Fancy Picture in 18th-century British Art. Djanogly Art Gallery, 1998.
• Treadwell, Penelope. Johan Zoffany: Artist and Adventurer. Paul Holberton, 2009.
• Webster, Mary. Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810. National Portrait Gallery, 1976.
• Wright, Christopher, Gordon, Catherine May & Smith, Mary Peskett. British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press, 2006.