This handsome gift volume reveals the stories behind the Huntington's best-known paintings, "The Blue Boy" by Thomas Gainsborough and "Pinkie" by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Purchased by Henry E. Huntington in the 1920s, the two masterpieces have resided together in the railroad magnate's mansion-turned-art gallery in San Marino, California, for more than seventy years. Who were the children in these paintings and why did these leading artists choose them as subjects? These and many other intriguing questions are answered by ...
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This handsome gift volume reveals the stories behind the Huntington's best-known paintings, "The Blue Boy" by Thomas Gainsborough and "Pinkie" by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Purchased by Henry E. Huntington in the 1920s, the two masterpieces have resided together in the railroad magnate's mansion-turned-art gallery in San Marino, California, for more than seventy years. Who were the children in these paintings and why did these leading artists choose them as subjects? These and many other intriguing questions are answered by renowned art historian Robert R. Wark. Sixteen color plates feature "Pinkie" and "the Blue Boy" as well as other related paintings.
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