Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1800s.
He looks to one side as if he has just been distracted from his reading.
His right arm is round a lamb which may have been a pet or it may be purely symbolic.
Lambs were often used in portraiture to signify innocence, gentleness, patience and humility .... characteristics thought highly desirable in a child.
F. SCARFE. The portrait is signed by this artist, but little is known of him. He lived in Marylebone, London, and exhibited a portrait at The Royal Academy in 1825.
SIZE:25.5 x 21.25 inches inc. frame.
PROVENANCE: The Collection of Brian Juhos from his Domaine in Southern France.(see Image 6).
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Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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Portrait of a Boy and Lamb C. 1825 by F. Scarfe.
