Figure 1.--This portrait is titled referred to as "Portrait of a young boy". All we know about it is that it was painted in 1817. Given the date, it was almost certainly painted in France. The clothes show that the boy came from an affluent family. Other than that we know nothing about this boy. It does show that boys in the 1810s were still wearing skeleton suits. |
This portrait is titled referred to as "Portrait of a young boy". All we know about it is that it was painted in 1817. Given the date, it was almost certainly painted in France. The clothes show that the boy came from an affluent family. Other than that we know nothing about this boy. It does show that boys in the 1810s were still wearing skeleton suits. Notice the open lace collar. We note that many boys in the 1810s were beginning to wear closed, simetimes high collars, esoecially Britsih boys. Perhaps this was no so common in France. The dominant feature of this portrait, however, is the huge musket or rifle that the boy is hilding. Surely he is too young to fire it. Notice his short hair in comparison to the boys wearing skeleton suits before the Revolution..
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