Portrait of a Young Woman

An indigenous ‘English School’ arose in 18th-century painting, driven to a significant extent by the many commissions emanating from the nobility. The social �lite had their portraits painted and were also fond of straightforward, unadorned paintings of their country houses and estates, or scenes from high society. The elegant Portrait of a Young Woman by William Hogarth is a representative example of the informal and detached portraiture practiced in England.