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Portrait of a Boy of the Crawley-boevey Family of Flaxley Abbey (?) C.1780; English School.
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Portrait of a Boy of the Crawley-boevey Family of Flaxley Abbey (?) C.1780; English School.

18th century
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Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame.

A charming portrait of a young boy likely to be a member of the Crawley-Boevey family, late 18th century, painted within the feigned oval that was so fashionable at the time.

It is possible that the sitter is Sir Thomas Crawley-Boevey, 3rd Bt., born on 28 November 1769. He was the son of Sir Thomas Crawley-Boevey, 2nd Bt. and Ann Savage. He was baptised on 1 December 1769 at Flaxley Abbey.

He married Mary Albinia Page, daughter of Sir Thomas Hyde Page and Mary Albinia Woodward, on 28 October 1807. He died on 10 January 1847 at age 77 at Flaxley Abbey and was buried there.

The artist is unknown and was probably one of the many provincial portraitists of the 18th century with influences by Kneller, Jervas, Richardson and other top artists; this mixture became a no nonsense, direct style of portraiture typical of the English School.

SIZE: 22 x 19 inches.

PROVENANCE:Collection of the Crawley-Boevey baronets who had Flaxley Abbey, Gloucestershire (see Image 8) as their seat since 1642.

Sold by direction of Sir Lance V.H. Crawley-Boevey (1900-1968) by Bruton, Knowles and Co. at the Six Day Sale of the Contents of Flaxley Abbey. Bought by F. Baden Watkins the new owner of Flaxley.

Lined and restored for Flaxley Abbey Estate Ltd by Frost & Reed Ltd. c. 1965.

Between 1962 and 1963 Flaxley Abbey's interior was restored by Tony Award winning theatre and set designer Oliver Messel.

Lynne Christina Watkins sold much of the Flaxley collection, including this portrait, in March 2015.

Physical Dimensions
Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
11cm (4.33")
Declaration

Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this Georgian Oil Portrait Painting to the 1750s.

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SA330060
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Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame.
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A charming portrait of a young boy likely to be a member of the Crawley-Boevey family, late 18th century, painted within the feigned oval that was so fashionable at the time.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art
fig 1. An eighteenth-century oil portrait painting depicting a young boy in a brown coat and white waistcoat set within a dark oval composition.
fig 1. Portrait of a Boy of the Crawley-boevey Family of Flaxley Abbey (?) C.1780; English School.

It is possible that the sitter is Sir Thomas Crawley-Boevey, 3rd Bt., born on 28 November 1769. He was the son of Sir Thomas Crawley-Boevey, 2nd Bt. and Ann Savage. He was baptised on 1 December 1769 at Flaxley Abbey.

fig 2. An eighteenth-century oil portrait painting depicting a young boy in a brown coat and white waistcoat set within a dark oval composition.
fig 2. Portrait of a Boy of the Crawley-boevey Family of Flaxley Abbey (?) C.1780; English School.

He married Mary Albinia Page, daughter of Sir Thomas Hyde Page and Mary Albinia Woodward, on 28 October 1807. He died on 10 January 1847 at age 77 at Flaxley Abbey and was buried there.

The artist is unknown and was probably one of the many provincial portraitists of the 18th century with influences by Kneller, Jervas, Richardson and other top artists; this mixture became a no nonsense, direct style of portraiture typical of the English School.

fig 3. An eighteenth-century oil portrait painting depicting a young boy in a brown coat and white waistcoat set within a dark oval composition.
fig 3. Portrait of a Boy of the Crawley-boevey Family of Flaxley Abbey (?) C.1780; English School.

SIZE: 22 x 19 inches.

PROVENANCE:Collection of the Crawley-Boevey baronets who had Flaxley Abbey, Gloucestershire (see Image 8) as their seat since 1642.

Sold by direction of Sir Lance V.H. Crawley-Boevey (1900-1968) by Bruton, Knowles and Co. at the Six Day Sale of the Contents of Flaxley Abbey. Bought by F. Baden Watkins the new owner of Flaxley.

fig 4. An eighteenth-century oil portrait painting depicting a young boy in a brown coat and white waistcoat set within a dark oval composition.
fig 4. Portrait of a Boy of the Crawley-boevey Family of Flaxley Abbey (?) C.1780; English School.

Lined and restored for Flaxley Abbey Estate Ltd by Frost & Reed Ltd. c. 1965.

Between 1962 and 1963 Flaxley Abbey's interior was restored by Tony Award winning theatre and set designer Oliver Messel.

Lynne Christina Watkins sold much of the Flaxley collection, including this portrait, in March 2015.

Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
87cm (34.25")
Depth
11cm (4.33")
Date of Manufacture

Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this Georgian Oil Portrait Painting to the 1750s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA330060
Dealers Internal Ref
8871
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  • ObjectFine Art Paintings
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOil on Canvas
  • ColourBrown
  • MotifsOval spandrel, Georgian attire, Stock collar, Trompe loeil border
  • SizeH 110 cm (43 in) x W 87 cm (34 in) x D 11 cm (4 in)

This fine art oil painting on canvas depicts a young boy from the Crawley-Boevey family of Flaxley Abbey, created by the English School in the Georgian style around 1750. The portrait shows the sitter wearing Georgian attire, including a brown coat and a white stock collar with a pleated waistcoat featuring brown buttons, rendered within a dark oval trompe l'oeil spandrel composition. The young subject has dark hair and rosy pink cheeks against a muted dark background. The artwork measures 110 cm high, 87 cm wide, and 11 cm deep. Placed above the mantel in a traditional English country house setting, it brings historical character to a reception room or study. The canvas presents visible signs of age including surface craquelure, and hangs securely in a domestic interior as a direct record of 18th-century provincial portraiture.

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Late Georgian portraiture often features sitters depicted with naturalistic expressions, softer lighting, and contemporary period costume. Works from this era typically exhibit realistic anatomical proportions, subtle tonal transitions, and compositional framing elements such as painted oval spandrels.

Painters during this period primarily worked with oil pigments bound in linseed oil, applied to hand-stretched linen or cotton canvas. Frames and strainers were fashioned from timber, while pigments were derived from natural minerals and organic materials.

Authentic period works display natural craquelure across the paint layer, age-consistent oxidation on the canvas reverse, and historical construction techniques in the stretcher or panel. Close inspection reveals hand-mixed pigments and period-appropriate brushwork that differ from later mechanical reproductions.

An eighteenth-century portrait serves as a focal point above a fireplace mantelpiece, console table, or within a gallery wall. Combining historic fine art with contemporary minimalist or traditional furnishings adds layer and contrast to the space.

Oil paintings should be displayed away from direct sunlight, extreme temperature fluctuations, and high humidity. Cleaning should be restricted to light dusting with a soft, dry brush, leaving varnish removal and paint consolidation to professional art conservators.
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