Paintings
Portrait of a Young Boy
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- Date
- ca. 1830
- Accession number
- L2021.11
- Maker
- Sheldon Peck(Opens in new tab) (American, 1797–1868)
- Dimensions
- 28 × 22 × 1 1/4 in. (71.1 × 55.9 × 3.2 cm.)
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Description
- It is an intriguing and rare portrait of a rough-and-tumble youth (note the scar on his forehead), clearly not interested in wearing a suit or being in school. Note that it is a “breadboard” frame with battens at the top and bottom.
- Credit
- Jonathan and Karin Fielding Collection
- Department
- American Art
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