continental-school-portrait-of-a-young-boy
Lot 386
Continental School Portrait of a Young Boy
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, likely Dutch, late 17th century, presented in a 20th century gilt composition frame.

SS 29.25 x 24.25 in.; DOA 38 x 32 in.

A charming full length portrait of a young boy with draped robes fastened at his shoulder with a gold brooch. The two white ostrich feathers atop his head and the white dog at his side are typical male attributes in portraits dating the late 17th century and indicate his advanced social status.

Stable craquelure; some frame abrasion with associated re-touch visible under UV light; small paint flake to drapery by figure's proper left hip; minor rubbing to frame; light yellowing to frame liner.

$1,000 - 2,000