This painting shows four young boys with pale skin standing closely together. The central boy has wavy dark hair around his ears and is wearing a light pink garment with golden buttons and a red shawl over his shoulder. His head is turned towards us. To the right is a boy with shoulder-length reddish-blond hair, wearing a green coat with white lace shoulders and a gold chain. He is facing the left. On the left is a boy facing the right with dark, shaggy, shoulder-length hair, wearing a brown tunic with a high collar and holding a gray book or stack of papers. Partially visible behind the…
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Group of Four Boys

painter Anonymous Artist

artist after Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 - 1641)

probably mid 17th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 126.8 x 101 cm (49 15/16 x 39 3/4 in.)
Culture
Flemish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Timken Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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