Boy with a Fawn

Unknown

ca. 1720 · Oil on canvas · The American Wing

Although this boy’s identity remains a mystery, his portrait endows him with attributes of his family’s position in colonial society. His beautiful embroidered coat indicates wealth and privilege, and the deer behind him is an emblem of longevity and discipline.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1720

Medium

Oil on canvas

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1969