Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1800s.
An appealing portrait of a young boy and his pet cat painted c. 1830. The boy gazes calmly out at us whilst holding a wriggling cat (little more than a kitten).
The boy wears an extraordinary hat which seems to be Greek or Ottoman in inspiration. The poet Lord Byron was painted wearing one with Greek national costume at this time.
The sitter and the artist are both unknown but the latter seems to have influenced by Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) who was a leading English portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy.
SIZE: 40.5 x 35.25 inches inc. frame.
Canvas size: 30 x 25 inches.
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Shropshire.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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