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The Blue Boy

Oil on canvas · 179.4 × 123.8 cm

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Where to see it

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino

About the painting

The Blue Boy is a full-length oil on canvas portrait in oil by English artist Thomas Gainsborough, from c. 1770. It is owned by The Huntington in San Marino, California. Although both it and its creator are well known, the subject's identity is disputed.

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Style, subject and colours

Similar works

Image: Thomas Gainsborough; Wikimedia Commons · public domain

The Blue Boy - Thomas Gainsborough

Appearance

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