The Blue Boy — Thomas Gainsborough | DiscoverArt

Thomas Gainsborough

The Blue Boy

1770

179.4 × 123.8 cm (70.6 × 48.7 in)

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In the collection of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino — check current display status with the museum.

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