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The Blue Boy

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The Blue Boy is a full length oil on canvas portrait by the English artist Thomas Gainsborough, painted around 1770 and owned by the Huntington in San Marino, California. Although both the painting and its creator are well known, the identity of its subject remains disputed.

Facts
Year Created
1770 1
Circa; Wikipedia gives no more precise year than c. 1770.
Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
The Huntington, San Marino, California 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
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Created By

Painted by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770.

In Form

Painting, Art Forms

Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770.

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1. The Blue Boy - Wikipedia
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    from c. 1770
  • Lead section, opening clause of the first sentence
    The Blue Boy is a full-length oil on canvas portrait in oil by English artist Thomas Gainsborough
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    It is owned by The Huntington in San Marino, California.
  • Genre reference
    The Blue Boy is a full length oil on canvas portrait by the English artist Thomas Gainsborough, painted around 1770 and owned by the Huntington in San Marino, California.
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