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Portrait of an unknown young boy

Oil Painting
late 17th century (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Half-length portrait of a young boy, turned to left and looking to front, within a decorated oval border. The sitter is wearing a white shirt, the collar open, under a red tunic. The portrait is set in carved frame.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of an unknown young boy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Portrait of an unknown young boy in an oval border. Oil painting by Mary Beale. England, late 17th century.
Physical description
Half-length portrait of a young boy, turned to left and looking to front, within a decorated oval border. The sitter is wearing a white shirt, the collar open, under a red tunic. The portrait is set in carved frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.5cm
  • Width: 64.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'M. Beale pint.' (Signed by the artist)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Claude D. Rotch
Object history
This painting is in a contemporary English carved frame.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
P.38-1962

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Record createdJuly 18, 2005
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