BEAUTIFUL BOY, France, 19th century
Portrait of a boy in position en trois quarts. The young man was presented in an elegant dress, topped with a high collar of a protruding shirt.
A muslin scarf tied at the neck emphasizes the blue of his eyes, while the pink cheeks accentuate the youthful vitality of the model.
The whole thing is characterized by a cool, classicist view of the face against the background of soothing gray tones.