Oil Painting, "Boy with Dog" by William Bartoll, 1840-1850
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William Bartoll, like his father, uncle and brother, was a house painter, as well as a portraitist and mural painter in the seaside town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. This endearing portrait of an unknown little boy is meticulously painted to emphasize the boy's relationship to his faithful dog and his little book of ABCs.
William Bartoll, like his father, uncle and brother, was a house painter, as well as a portraitist and mural painter in the seaside town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. This endearing portrait of an unknown little boy is meticulously painted to emphasize the boy's relationship to his faithful dog and his little book of ABCs.
Artifact
Painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1840-1850
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
55.130.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Multicolored
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 36.25 in (dimensions in frame)
Width: 30.25 in (dimensions in frame)
Length: 3.25 in (dimensions in frame)
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