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Portrait of a Boy in Red C. 1740: British School.
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Portrait of a Boy in Red C. 1740: British School.

18th century
Description

Oil on canvas, later mounted on board, in a period carved and giltwood frame.

This portrait would have been painted by one of the self-taught itinerant artists who travelled the country getting commissions as they went.

Their portraits often have a direct and intimate quality and this is displayed here.

The sitter, a member of the county gentry, regards us with rather a knowing look as he points to the flowers on his left. Flowers in portraiture nearly always refer to the transience of life whilst also meaning youth and fruitfulness.

Here the sitter points especially at a variegated tulip which can symbolise 'beautiful eyes' but also can be a symbol of the vanity of the things of this world, and thus act as a religious 'memento mori'.

SIZE:31.5 x 27.5 inches inc. frame.

PROVENANCE: Sussex Private Collection.

Bought and sold by Roy Precious Fine Art in 1993.

Private Collection, County Durham.

Physical Dimensions
Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1750s.

Reference Numbers
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SA373789
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8915
Description
Oil on canvas, later mounted on board, in a period carved and giltwood frame.
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This portrait would have been painted by one of the self-taught itinerant artists who travelled the country getting commissions as they went.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art
fig 1. Portrait of a Boy in Red c. 1740: British School.
fig 1. Portrait of a Boy in Red C. 1740: British School.

Their portraits often have a direct and intimate quality and this is displayed here.

The sitter, a member of the county gentry, regards us with rather a knowing look as he points to the flowers on his left. Flowers in portraiture nearly always refer to the transience of life whilst also meaning youth and fruitfulness.

fig 2. Portrait of a Boy in Red c. 1740: British School.
fig 2. Portrait of a Boy in Red C. 1740: British School.

Here the sitter points especially at a variegated tulip which can symbolise 'beautiful eyes' but also can be a symbol of the vanity of the things of this world, and thus act as a religious 'memento mori'.

SIZE:31.5 x 27.5 inches inc. frame.

PROVENANCE: Sussex Private Collection.

Bought and sold by Roy Precious Fine Art in 1993.

Private Collection, County Durham.

Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1750s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA373789
Dealers Internal Ref
8915
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2003

Roy and nadine precious: specialists in portraiture from the 16th to the 20th century. Established in 1972.

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Portrait of a Boy in Red c. 1740: British School.
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