Description:Young boy facing three-quarter right with his dark eyes turned to look at the viewer. He is wearing a black, double-breasted tail coat over a patterned brown and black vest and dark grey trousers. His very large collar is banded with a black, loosely tied bow tie. His hair is dark and combed toward his face in front of his ears, and his right arm is resting on a brown panel with his right hand visible. There is a lighter brown column to his right behind the panel, and the rest of the background is shades of green and gray.
History:Painted in 1840 in Cambridge, New York
Notes:Subject ws born 7 July 1829; Cambridge, New York - Died 8 July 1911; Sussex County, Delaware. Owner is Great, Great, Great Grandson of subject.
