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The Hatch Family, 1870–71
Eastman Johnson (1824–1906)
Oil on canvas; 36 x 50 1/4 in. (91.4 x 127.6 cm)
Gift of Frederic H. Hatch, 1926 (26.97)

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Among the finest paintings in Alfrederick Hatch's art collection was this imposing group portrait, which shows three generations of his family. It depicts them in the library of their New York residence at 49 Park Avenue on the northeast corner of 39th Street. Hatch is seated to the right at his desk, and his wife, the former Theodosia Ruggles (1829–1908), leans on the mantel. Her mother is portrayed at her knitting and his father reads a paper in front of the window. The most elaborate of Johnson's informal group portraits in a domestic interior, the painting stems from the tradition of eighteenth-century English conversation pieces and seventeenth-century Dutch interiors. Johnson painted it with the high finish and meticulous draftsmanship for which he was highly acclaimed.

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