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18th Century English School, Portrait of a Boy
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18th Century English School, Portrait of a Boy

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18th Century English School, Portrait of a Boy, framed in an ornate, oval-shaped gold and dark-coloured frame. The child is dressed in period clothing, featuring a white ruffled collar and a dark blue outfit. The background includes a subtle landscape with trees and a sky, painted in muted tones

Frame size 14.5" inches x 12.5" inches x 0.75" inches

Physical Dimensions
Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
17.5cm (6.89")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
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Treaders Collectables has dated this 18th Century Portrait Painting to the 18th Century.

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SA1151954
Dealers Internal Reference
1036
Description
18th Century English School, Portrait of a Boy, framed in an ornate, oval-shaped gold and dark-coloured frame. The child is dressed in period clothing, featuring a white ruffled collar and a dark blue outfit. The background includes a subtle landscape with trees and a sky, painted in muted tones

Frame size 14.5" inches x 12.5" inches x 0.75" inches

Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
17.5cm (6.89")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Treaders Collectables has dated this 18th Century Portrait Painting to the 18th Century.

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SA1151954
Dealers Internal Ref
1036
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An 18th-century oval oil painting depicting a young boy with light brown hair wearing a white ruffled collar and dark blue jacket, set inside a carved giltwood frame.
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Archive I An 18th-century oval oil painting depicting a young boy with light brown hair wearing a white ruffled collar and dark blue jacket, set inside a carved giltwood frame.

18th Century English School, Portrait of a Boy

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An 18th-century oval oil painting depicting a young boy with light brown hair wearing a white ruffled collar and dark blue jacket, set inside a carved giltwood frame.
18th Century English School, Portrait of a Boy
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An 18th-century oval oil painting depicting a young boy with light brown hair wearing a white ruffled collar and dark blue jacket, set inside a carved giltwood frame.
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  • ObjectFine Art
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOil paint, Canvas, Giltwood
  • ColourGold and Dark Blue
  • MotifsOval giltwood frame, Ruffled lace collar, Landscape background, Gold buttons
  • SizeH 23 cm (9 in) x W 17.5 cm (7 in) x D 2 cm (1 in)

This eighteenth-century fine art piece is a Georgian oil painting on canvas depicting a young boy set within an oval frame. The boy has light brown hair and wears a white ruffled lace collar and a dark blue jacket fastened with gold buttons, against a muted landscape background with trees and a sky. The artwork is housed in a carved oval giltwood frame displaying a distressed finish with tones of gold and dark grey. The entire assembly measures 36.8 cm high, 31.8 cm wide, and 1.9 cm deep, with the inner canvas measuring 23 cm high, 17.5 cm wide, and 2 cm deep. Such a portrait suits placement above the mantel in a living room, study, or hallway, bringing an authentic English country house aesthetic to traditional interior schemes. The antique frame shows surface wear, craquelure, and gilt loss, consistent with its age and history. The painting integrates smoothly into domestic spaces as a focal point on a panelled wall or gallery display, coordinating with classic woodwork and period furniture.

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18th-century English portraiture is noted for its focus on social status, grand proportions, and naturalistic landscape backgrounds. Artists of this era frequently depicted subjects in refined attire featuring intricate lace collars, velvet jackets, and subtle lighting contrast influenced by European classical traditions.

Paintings from this period were typically rendered in oil paints on canvas or wooden panels. Frames were predominantly hand-carved from wood and finished with water-gilding using fine gold leaf over a clay bole base.

Authentic period paintings display natural age-related craquelure across the paint surface, historic wood shrinkage or stretcher bar marks, and oxidisation on the reverse of the canvas. Original period giltwood frames often show red bole peeking through worn gilding alongside authentic joinery.

A classic oil portrait serves as a strong focal point when hung individually above a mantelpiece or styled within an eclectic gallery wall. Contrast the traditional gilded frame against contemporary paint palettes or minimalist surrounding furnishings for a curated aesthetic.

Display the artwork away from direct sunlight, radiators, and high humidity to prevent canvas warping and paint flaking. Dust the frame gently with a soft dry brush, avoiding water or chemical cleaners that could strip the delicate gold leaf finish.
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