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Portrait miniature of a ragged boy

Title: Portrait miniature of a ragged boy
Creator: Lens, Peter Paul; Peter Paul Lens
Date: 1744
Description: Portrait miniature on ivory of a ragged boy. The boy's clothing is torn and he poses with his arms crossed. Painted in England by Irish artist Peter Paul Lens, this miniature is unique in its sitter and depiction, and is an example of the variety of portrait miniatures.
Subject: miniatures (paintings); Childhood and youth; Social classes in art
has style period: Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)
Medium: paint (coating); ivory (material)
diameter: 45 mm
Coverage: England
Rights: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Identifier: P.8-1920