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Framed on stage, dressed as the boy in the painting, and flanked by cowboys and Indians, the celebrity Nellie Taylor sang Cole Porter's "The Blue Boy Blues". The Grosvenor family played a significant role in the increasing fame of The Blue Boy during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nov 25, 2021 · The Blue Boy was painted by the United Kingdom artist, Thomas Gainsborough in 1770. It is an oil on canvas painting standing almost at full-length in size. It is now housed at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden in San Marino, California.
The Blue Boy, oil painting created by English artist Thomas Gainsborough about 1770. The full-length portrait is one of the most recognized paintings in art history.
The Blue Boy. Thomas Gainsborough’s (1727–1788) iconic painting was first shown in public in the Royal Academy exhibition of 1770 as A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, where it received high acclaim, and by 1798 it was being called “The Blue Boy”—a nickname that stuck.
Feb 1, 2022 · 100 years after leaving the UK, find out why 'The Blue Boy' remains one of the nation's favourites. Christine Riding, The Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department, introduces our...
Jan 21, 2022 · A record number of visitors queued outside the National Gallery in January 1922, despite the drizzly conditions, to see a single painting: Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy (c 1770).
Feb 4, 2022 · A hundred years since it was last displayed in the United Kingdom, Thomas Gainsborough’s Blue Boy has returned to the National Gallery in London. “It has never been lent since its departure ...
Aug 23, 2022 · The Blue Boy is a large painting about 48 inches (120 cm) wide and 70 inches (180 cm) tall. It is believed that this painting wasn’t commissioned, but was created expressly for the Royal Academy exhibition of 1770. Standing in the center is an ostentatiously dressed young boy with dark wavy hair and dark eyes.
Description This iconic painting by Thomas Gainsborough, which is one of the gems of the Huntington painting collection, portrays in full length a young gentleman in blue attire standing on a wooded slope in a natural landscape.
