William W. Kennedy (American, 1817-1871)

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book
1846
oil on canvas
book titled Pleasure and Profit
dated, verso, with faint pencil signature Wm. W. Kenn..., with remaining letters obscured by applied patch
20 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches.

William Kennedy was a member of the Prior-Hamblin School of artists, most active during the 1840s and 1850s.

Framed: 23 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches.

In overall fine and stable condition. Even craquelure throughout, with visible frame abrasions to edges of canvas. Two small patches applied to verso, one of which partially obscures signature. Patches correspond to areas of inpainting visible under UV light examination, with few additional areas to background and two spots of fluorescence on face. Mastic varnish inscribed in pencil to stretcher, suggestive of treatment from previous restoration. Scratches and minor areas of finish loss throughout frame.

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The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II

William W. Kennedy (American, 1817-1871)

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