Alexander Boyd (?)
Oil Painting
ca. 1845 (painted)
ca. 1845 (painted)
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Half-length portrait of a boy, turned to front and looking to left. The sitter is wearing a black high-collared coat and white cravat. In the left background is Eton College.
Object details
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| Title | Alexander Boyd (?) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on panel |
| Brief description | Portrait of a boy, said to be Alexander Boyd, with Eton college in the background. Oil painting by Margaret Sarah Carpenter, ca.1845. |
| Physical description | Half-length portrait of a boy, turned to front and looking to left. The sitter is wearing a black high-collared coat and white cravat. In the left background is Eton College. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Claude D. Rotch |
| Object history | The identity of the sitter is uncertain. Carpenter painted several Eton 'leaving' portraits, and this painting could correspond to two different portraits recorded in her account book. The identification is based on an old auction catalogue entry stuck on the back of the painting: ‘English School…181…A portrait of Alexander Boyd, Esq., in black coat on panel. |
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| Accession number | P.33-1962 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2006 |
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