The artwork titled “David Garrick and his Wife” was created by the artist William Hogarth in 1757. This piece, executed in oil on canvas, belongs to the Rococo art movement and falls within the genre of portraiture.
The artwork depicts a seated man dressed in an elegant dark blue coat adorned with floral embellishments that highlight the Rococo style’s attention to detail and ornamentation. His white shirt sleeves peep out from the ends of his coat, and he holds a quill pen in his right hand, poised as if in mid-thought, with a paper laid out before him, suggesting an air of intellectual reflection or literary pursuit. Behind him stands a woman, presumed to be his wife, dressed in a golden-yellow garment with intricate white lace details. She gazes at her husband with a serene expression, one hand gently resting on his shoulder while the other plays with a lock of his hair. The background is kept relatively dark, drawing focus to the finely detailed figures and their expressions. The overall composition reflects a harmonious domestic scene, emblematic of the Rococo movement’s emphasis on elegance and refined beauty.
