Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1750s.
..one hand on his hip, the other on his dog.
Although the animal was probably his pet, in portraiture a dog represents fidelity and trust; also when included in a child's portrait it can signify how children, like animals, need to be trained and disciplined to become responsible adults.
The artist is an unknown provincial; although he has been influenced somewhat by the fashionable portrait painter Charles Jervas his style has a direct, slightly naive quality which has great appeal.
SIZE: 34.5 x 30 inches inc. frame.
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Lincolnshire.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1750s.
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Portrait of a Young Boy with a Dog C.1740; English School.
