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The Talman Family Group
1 of 3 portraits on display on Floor 1: Family Matters at Beningbrough Hall
The Talman Family Group
by Giuseppe Grisoni
oil on canvas, circa 1718-1719
40 3/8 in. x 28 1/2 in. (1024 mm x 724 mm)
Purchased, 1985
Primary Collection
NPG 5781
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Sittersback to top
- Frances Talman (née Cockayne) (died 1733), Wife of John Talman. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Hannah Talman, Wife of William Talman. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- John Talman (1677-1726), Amateur artist, draughtsman and antiquary; son of William Talman. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- William Talman (1650-1719), Architect. Sitter in 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
Painted around 1718, Giuseppe Grisoni's portrait of the Talman Family is a strange combination of old and new styles. The foreground is like a conversation piece, the type of portrait that was fashionable for group portraits from the 1730s. The background, however, with its allegorical subtext and mythological characters, is typically Baroque - a continental style that was rarely used in British portraits by the eighteenth century.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 279
- Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 102
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 727
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