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A Young Boy c. 1620
Oil on canvas | 88.7 x 58.4 cm (sight) | RCIN 401179

Attributed to Flemish School, 17th century
A Young Boy c. 1620
Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Photographer: Mike Davidson

Attributed to Flemish School, 17th century
A Young Boy c. 1620


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A full-length portrait of a red-haired young boy, facing the spectator, standing on a patterned carpet holding a posy of flowers in his right hand; he wears a green jacket with an orange floral pattern fastened by red buttons and a bow.
During this period young children of both sexes wore ‘coats’ with skirts, which can make differentiating between boys and girls in portraits difficult. Small clues however can be revealing – the cut of the doublet seen here echoes fashionable styles for men at this date, suggesting that this painting portrays a boy. The careful arrangement of the pomegranate patterned fabric across the doublet and skirt would have required excess material and been expensive. The over-large scale of the pattern suggests it may have been remade from adult clothing.
Provenance
First recorded in 1978 in the West Drawing Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, described as 'Henry, Prince of Wales, as a child' by Daniel Mytens
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
88.7 x 58.4 cm (sight)
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Henry, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), previously identified as
A child of Frederick V, King of Bohemia, previously identified as