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.
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Year CreatedCirca; Wikipedia gives no more precise year than c. 1770. LocationThe Huntington, San Marino, California 1 Connections
Created By
Painted by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770.
In Form
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770.
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Sources
1. The Blue Boy - Wikipedia
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from c. 1770
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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.
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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.
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