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Portrait of a Boy

Govaert Flinck (1615–1660)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Portrait of a Boy

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This engaging portrait possibly shows David Leeuw who would have been about eight years old in 1640. He was related to the artist and was the son of a wealthy businessman and art collector. The full-length pose and the boy’s fashionable dress indicate that he is the heir to wealth and position. Flinck was a pupil of Rembrandt in the mid-1630s. The landscape, with its low horizon, brooding sky, and dominant brown colours, recalls those of his master.

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Title

Portrait of a Boy

Date

1640

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 129.5 x W 102.5 cm

Accession number

40.8

Acquisition method

purchased, 1940

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed and dated: G. Flinck. F 1640

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University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England

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Artist or maker

Govaert Flinck

1615–1660

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