Seated Boy

Sir Thomas Lawrence

Associated Names
Sir Thomas Lawrence

Artist, British, 1769 - 1830

This is a portrait sketch showing the upper body of a young child. The child is sitting with one knee raised and their arms resting casually on it. They have short, dark hair that is parted to the side. Their facial features are soft with a gentle expression and subtle blush on the cheeks. The child is dressed in a light-colored, high-collared garment with soft, fluffy detailing around the neck. The background is a simple, slightly textured surface. No objects or jewelry are visible in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk and graphite on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Priscilla Mason Trust

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.5 × 27 cm (13 3/16 × 10 5/8 in.) [oval]

  • Accession Number

    2013.22.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Doll & Richards, Inc., Boston, MA; stock no. D7488); Priscilla Mason; given 2013 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand [?], verso upper left, in pen and brown ink: Sir Thos Lawrence P.R.A.; by later hand, verso upper left, in graphite: 14121A; by later hand, verso center, in graphite: 18 x 15 / 7 1911. [indecipherable] / Bronze Girl Jul - / fr. Edge / no. 8; by later hand, verso lower center, in graphite: D7488 / MASON

Wikidata ID

Q64632564

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