William Matthew Prior, American, (1806-1873)
Portrait of a Young Boy, c. 1852, the child seated wearing a red dress bordered in white, holding a white rose with a whip laid across his legs. Signed and inscribed on reverse, "Wm. M. Prior East Boston Trenton Street./Kingly Express" Oil on canvas, 26 x 20 in., unframed. Condition: Good, minor retouch.
Portrait of a Young Boy, c. 1852, the child seated wearing a red dress bordered in white, holding a white rose with a whip laid across his legs. Signed and inscribed on reverse, "Wm. M. Prior East Boston Trenton Street./Kingly Express" Oil on canvas, 26 x 20 in., unframed. Condition: Good, minor retouch.
Condition report
Condition: retouch around border, superficial background retouch, and yellow area between feet retouched.
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American Furniture & Decorative Arts
8:00 AM PT - Feb 17th, 2008
offered by
Skinner
Massachusetts, MA .
