Description:
Attributed to Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)
Head of a Boy
Unsigned, identified on letterhead from The English Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, and Cambridge,England, affixed to the frame backing paper.
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 8 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (21.3 x 17.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Subtle toning, laid down on cardboard support.
Provenance as provided by The English Gallery: From the estate of Sir Joshua Reynolds, to M.M. Beale, by family descent to her granddaughter Dame Kathleen Courtney D.B.E., to Dr. H.C. Maingay, Bergh Apton, Norwich, England (Dame Courtney's physician),to The English Gallery (William H. Ash),Boston, Massachusetts, purchased by Richard L. Elia August 11, 1983; to the estate of Richard L. Elia, Winchester, Massachusetts.
Estimate $700-900
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