Public art & sculpture · South West England
Blue Boy
In or near Exeter.
Blue Boy — a public art in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
David Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Exeter Central · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Blue Boy is a public art located in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
The Blue Boy is a full-length oil on canvas portrait in oil by English artist Thomas Gainsborough, from c. 1770. It is owned by The Huntington, in San Marino, California. Although both it and its creator are well known, the subject's identity is disputed.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
One of Gainsborough's best-known works, The Blue Boy was long thought to be a portrait of Jonathan Buttall (1752–1805), the son of a wealthy hardware merchant, because of his early ownership of the painting. This identification has never been proven, and as Susan Sloman argued in 2013, the likely sitter is Gainsborough's nephew, Gainsborough Dupont (17541797). It is a historical costume study as well as a portrait; the youth appears in clothing from the 17th century as the artist's homage to Anthony van Dyck and is very similar to van Dyck's portraits of young boys, especially his double portrait of brothers George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Lord Francis Villiers. Gainsborough…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7246, -3.5274
- County
- Devon
- District
- Exeter
- Parish
- Exeter, unparished area
- Postcode
- EX1 1GA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Exeter
- Nearest railway station
- Exeter Central — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Th-Su 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- exeter.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: node/8792402304 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Blue Boy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blue Boy?
- Blue Boy is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX1 1GA), in the parish of Exeter, unparished area.
- What is Blue Boy?
- Blue Boy — a public art in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blue Boy?
- The nearest railway station is Exeter Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode EX1 1GA.
- Is Blue Boy free to visit?
- Yes, Blue Boy is free to enter.
- How do I get to Blue Boy?
- The nearest railway station is Exeter Central, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX1 1GA.