THE BLUE BOY (MASTER JONATHAN BUTTALL) VINTAGE FRAMED PRINT THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH 1770 PAINTING

THE BLUE BOY BY THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH (C. 1770) HAS BEEN A FAVOURITE ARTWORK SUBJECT FOR DECADES. THIS VINTAGE PRINT HAS ALL THE CHARM OF THE ORIGINAL - THE RUMPLED ATTIRE, COLLARED NECK, BREECHES, THE BLUE BOWS ON THE SHOES, THE GRACEFUL CONFIDENT STANCE, FEATHER IN THE HAT AND THE CONTRASTING LANDSCAPE BACKDROP.
 
The Blue Boy is thought to be a portrait of Jonathan Buttall (17521805), the son of a wealthy hardware merchant, primarily because of his early ownership of the painting. This identification however has never been proven
 
NOTE I HAVE 3 VINTAGE PORTRAIT PRINTS OF THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) AND ONE OF THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH (1727-1788) ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. EACH PROFESSIONALLY MOUNTED ON A LAMINATED TRUE WOODEN BACKBOARD SURROUNDED BY GOLD AND RED VELVET LINT.
 
SIZE FRAME 28CM WIDE 36CM HIGH
SIZE ARTWORK 24CM WIDE 32CM HIGH
 
MOUNTED ON A TRUE WOODEN FRAME WITH GOLD AND RED VELVET LINT ON THE SIDES. HANGING WIRE AT BACK.
CONDITION: PRINT AND FRAME IN GOOD CONDITION.

THOMAS GAINSBURG (1727-1788):
Thomas Gainsborough was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. He is considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century. 
Gainsborough was best known for his portraits and his rich sense of colour contributed to the enduring popularity of his portraits. He became a favourite painter of King George III and the royal family.
He was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, the son of a wool manufacturer. He trained in London, and set up in practice in Ipswich about 1752. In 1759 he moved to Bath, a fashionable spa town, attracting many clients for his portraits. He settled in London in 1774. His private inclination was for landscape and rustic scenes, and his amusing letters record his impatience with his clients' demands for portraits.
 
THE BLUE BOY:
The famed 1770 portrait of an English child in a resplendent blue satin doublet and breeches positioned as a monarch has long been one of the most recognisable paintings in the world. The Blue Boy is thought to be a portrait of Jonathan Buttall (17521805), the son of a wealthy hardware merchant, primarily because of his early ownership of the painting. This identification however has never been proven
For the most part because it was once the most expense painting in the world when it was sold for $778,000 (or about $9.29 million today),to American railroad magnate Henry Huntington in 1921. 
The iconic painting was first shown in public in the Royal Academy exhibition of 1770 as A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, where it received high acclaim, but by 1798 it was being called The Blue Boya nickname that stuck. Gainsborough is thought to have deliberately picked out blue colours for its 18th century metaphorical meaning representing royalty, courage, and loyalty.
 
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