Anglo-American school
Portrait of a young boy
Oil on canvas
29 ¾ x 24 ¼ in. (75 x 61.5 cm.)
Copyright: The Weiss Gallery, London
This charming portrait of a teenaged boy was likely commissioned to commemorate a special occasion. Dressed in a fashionable suit, complete with large steel buttons and a tricorn hat, the adolescent sitter was likely about to commence an apprenticeship that would define his later life, either in a trade or a profession, such as the law.
Provenance
L. H. Wilson Trust; their sale
Sotheby's, London, 31 March 1976, lot 42; bt. by
Agnew’s, London; where acquired by
Private collection, England; their sale
Christie's, South Kensington, 13 April 2011, lot 50; where acquired by
Private collection, England.
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