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The Daily Book of Art
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The Daily Book of Art

by Colin Gilbert, Dylan Gilbert, Elizabeth T. Gilbert, Gabriel Guzman, Rebecca Razo, Sharon Robinson, Amy Runyen, David Schmidt
October 2009
Beginner
376 pages
14h 37m
English
Walter Foster
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image DAY 355 A PICTURE’S WORTH 1000 200 WORDS

The Blue Boy

THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, C. 1770

 

In this portrait by British painter Thomas Gainsborough, The Blue Boy is actually a British youngster named Jonathan Buttall. Jonathan’s father made his fortune as a hardware merchant, and he commissioned the renowned Gainsborough to immortalize his son. Gainsborough agreed and set to work on what would turn out to be one of the largest (48 inches wide and 70 inches tall) and most recognizable portraits in Western art.

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The Blue Boy, c. 1770 (oil on canvas) ...

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