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Italian Boy

William Morris Hunt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a young boy standing with his arms crossed. He wears a black jacket, a red vest, a white collared shirt, brown pants, and black boots. A colorful hat with a feather sits on his head. The background is a beige wall with a horizontal line running across it. The artist's initials are visible in the bottom-left corner. The overall color palette is muted.

Artwork details

Date:
1866 (?)
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
312 × 623 px
Museum record:
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