A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham)

A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham)

portrait; person; squirrel; desk; chain; drape; red; black; yellow; white; brown; pink

A person sits at a plain wooden desk, looking off to the left of the composition and holding a gold chain attached to a small squirrel that sits on the desk. The person wears a white shirt, yellow vest, and black jacket with a pink collar. Behind the person and desk hangs a large red drape.

John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)

Born: July 3, 1738 (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
Died: September 9, 1815 (age 77 years) (London, United Kingdom)

11906, Visual Resources Library, EL

1765

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Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas
Measurements: 30 3/8 x 25 1/8 in.

18th century