Paintings

Portrait of a Young Boy

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Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
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
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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