✕
Gainsborough's portrait of a young man in shimmering blue satin is a virtuoso display of brushwork and a tribute to the old master Van Dyck. The cool costume glows against a stormy landscape. It became one of the most famous and beloved British paintings.
The Blue Boy
- Datec. 1770
- MovementRococo
- WhereHuntington Library, San Marino
- RegionUnited States