Painting #A09 - The Graham Children

The Graham Children
- William Hogarth (1697-1764, English)
- oil on canvas (161 x 181 cm) in 1742
- National Gallery (London)

The 4 children of Daniel Graham, apothecry (present-day pharmacist) to King George II of England.

The youngest child had died by the time the painting was completed -- infant mortality in Britain was high in the 18th century.

Actually, infant mortality had always been high everywhere, regardless of rich or poor, until the rapid medical progress after WW-II.

Reference: Wikipedia