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Victorian 1854 Watercolour - Young Boy with a Whip and Top

1854

$650
£496.33
€594.81
CA$935.73
A$964.79
CHF 543.97
MX$12,348.60
NOK 6,271.91
SEK 6,560.05
DKK 4,447.74

About the Item

A delightful mid-nineteenth-century portrait of a young boy, executed in a charming naïve style. The boy wears a dress—as was typical for young boys in the Victorian era—and is playing with a whip and spinning top. Dated and indistinctly signed in graphite to the lower right. Beautifully presented in a bird's-eye maple frame with a gold slip. On paper. Image size: 22 x 17cm.
  • Creation Year:
    1854
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.98 in (35.5 cm)Width: 12.01 in (30.5 cm)Depth: 0.99 in (2.5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Signs of wear consistent with age including discolouration and light foxing to the paper. Marks and scuffs to the frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Corsham, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: sy7411stDibs: LU881318711752

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