Image: Frick Madison, London
The Frick Collection has announced a virtual art program centered on William Hogarth’s 'Miss Mary Edwards', inviting participants to join a live dialogue led by a Frick educator on Wednesday, July 15, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. EDT. The session will take place via Zoom and is described as a close look at the 1742 oil painting in the museum’s collection.
The program appears in the Frick’s round of free July offerings, which the institution presents as participatory conversations focused on works from The Frick Collection. Registration is required, and the museum notes that space is limited. For the online format, the Frick says a “thoughtful, sustained dialogue” will unfold in real time with attendees, underscoring the program’s emphasis on discussion rather than lecture.
'Continue the Conversation: Hogarth’s Miss Mary Edwards' is one of three art-focused sessions listed in the same email announcement. The other two programs move from the screen to the galleries: 'Art Dialogues: Whistler’s Symphony in Flesh Colour and Pink: Portrait of Mrs. Frances Leyland' is scheduled for Friday, July 17, from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. in person at The Frick Collection, while 'Art Dialogues: Ingres’s Comtesse d’Haussonville' is set for Saturday, August 15, from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m., also in person.
Hogarth’s 'Miss Mary Edwards' is identified in the email as a British work from 1742. The Frick’s announcement does not provide additional interpretive detail about the painting for this event, but it places the picture at the center of the program’s guided conversation, signaling the museum’s continued use of focused object study as part of its public education offerings.
The museum’s notice situates the July 15 event within a broader set of opportunities for art enthusiasts to engage closely with works from the collection. The Frick says these programs are open to participants online and in person depending on format, and that active participation is strongly encouraged. In the case of the Zoom session, the format is designed to bring attendees into direct conversation with a Frick educator around a single painting.
The announcement also lists the work’s full catalog information in the email footer, identifying 'Miss Mary Edwards' as an oil on canvas measuring 49 3/4 by 39 7/8 inches, and crediting The Frick Collection, New York. The online session is scheduled for July 15, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. EDT, via Zoom.
