Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Conversation pieces are small-scale informal family group portraits mainly painted in Britain in the 1720s. The members of the family are portrayed sharing common activities such as hunts, meals, or musical parties. References Mario Praz, Conversation Pieces: A Survey of the Informal Group Portrait in Europe and America (University Park and London: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1971) External Links Tour: British Conversation Pieces and Portraits of the 1700s Hogarth's Realm: Family portraits and Conversation Pieces This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.