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Boy of the Crossfield Family (Possibly Richard Crossfield)

John Durand

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a young boy with fair skin and brown hair, wearing a long blue coat with gold buttons, a brown vest with horizontal stripes, and matching brown shorts with gold buttons down the side. He has on a white collared shirt and a black tie. The boy is holding a book in his right hand, which rests on a table covered with a green cloth. His left hand is on his hip. He is standing in front of a red curtain and a gray wall with a shelf holding books. The boy's right leg is crossed over his left. He is wearing black shoes.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1766–68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
426 × 624 px
Museum record:
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