Italian Boy
This picture was almost certainly executed in 1866, when Hunt was working in France. The influence of Hunt's mentor, Thomas Couture, is evident in his choice of subject and the handling. This is a study for the painting entitled "Italian Peasant Boy" in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Hunt also did a drawing of a similar subject (now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), which appears to date from the same European trip. Another similar painting, "Italian Peasant Boy II" (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) is no longer believed to be by Hunt.
Artwork Details
- Title: Italian Boy
- Artist: William Morris Hunt (American, Brattleboro, Vermont 1824–1879 Appledore, New Hampshire)
- Date: 1866 (?)
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (36.2 x 21.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Martha T. Fiske Collord, in memory of her first husband, Josiah M. Fiske, 1908
- Object Number: 08.136.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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