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Although this boy’s identity remains a mystery, his portrait endows him with attributes of his family’s position in colonial society. His beautiful embroidered coat indicates wealth and privilege, and the deer behind him is an emblem of longevity and discipline.
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Title: Boy with a Fawn
Date: ca. 1720
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 3/8 x 27 5/8 in. (100 x 70.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1969
Object Number: 69.279.1
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