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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Blue_BoyThe Blue Boy - Wikipedia

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   The premier issue featured a bright blue cover with a photograph of a young man dressed up as Gainsborough's boy in blue from the waist up. Embinder re-appropriated Gainsborough's Blue Boy from the funny pages and transformed a derogatory stereotype into an emblem of pride.

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4. artincontext.org › thomas-gainsborough-blue-boyThomas Gainsborough "Blue Boy" Painting - An In-Depth Analysis

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   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.

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   • Artist: Thomas Gainsborough

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   • Date Painted: c. 1770

   • Thomas Gainsborough was born In Suffolk, England in a town called Sudbury. He was born on 14 May 1727 and his parents were John Gainsborough, who w...
   • The Blue Boy was bought by the American businessman, Henry Edwards Huntington. He reportedly bought the painting in 1921 for $728, 800.
   • The Pinkie (1794) painting was not by Thomas Gainsborough, who painted Blue Boy (c. 1770). Many would believe it was because it hangs across from T...
   • Thomas Gainsborough’s The Blue Boy painting has been the source of inspiration for many 21st-century pop cultural media, including film and televis...

5. huntington.org › blue-boyThe Blue Boy | The Huntington

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   The Blue Boy (ca. 1770) by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) shown in normal light photography (left), digital x-radiography (center, including a dog previously revealed in a 1994 x-ray), and infrared reflectography (right).

6. www.artnews.com › feature › blue-boy-painting-thomasThomas Gainsborough’s 'Blue Boy' Was Once World's ... - ARTnews

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   Feb 4, 2022 · The famed 1770 portrait of an English child in a resplendent blue satin doublet and breeches has long been the star attraction of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San...

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7. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Blue-BoyThe Blue Boy | painting by Thomas Gainsborough | Britannica

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   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.

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8. www.dailyartmagazine.com › journey-of-gainsboroughBlue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough | DailyArt Magazine

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   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.

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   Where did Thomas Gainsborough paint the Blue Boy?

   • Thomas Gainsborough, The Blue Boy, ca. 1770, The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, USA. Detail. Originally titled A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, this iconic painting by Thomas Gainsborough was first presented at the Royal Academy exhibition of 1770.

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   What does Gainsborough Dupont look like in the Blue Boy?

   • Let us take a closer look. In The Blue Boy painting, we see a young boy, possibly Gainsborough’s nephew, Gainsborough Dupont, standing and looking directly at us, the viewers. He appears calm and confident in his stance and demeanor. His cheeks on his face are pronounced by their redness and we notice his fair-toned skin.

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   Why did Gainsborough paint a blue suit?

   • The brilliant blue suit immediately caused a stir, given the period’s preference for warm, red tones in the style of Florentine artists. Gainsborough’s painting foregrounded blue—in particular, Prussian blue—and green for a cool wash.

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10. emuseum.huntington.org › objects › 244The Blue Boy – Works – The Huntington Library, Art Museum ...

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    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 s …