frame: 24 x 20 1/2 x 1 in. (61 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm.)
frame opening: 20 × 16 1/2 in. (50.8 × 41.9 cm.)
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
The subject of this portrait is a young boy named Henry Sayward, is from a large and distinguished family in Alfred in the area around York, Maine. He appears to be between 3 to 5 years of age; painted half length and turned just slightly to the side. He wears a simple brown dress-shirt with a tightly pleated collar.
