Portrait of a Young Boy Holding a Hoop and a Hat

SOLD

Artist Unidentified
American School, possibly by Joseph Goodhue Chandler.
New York ca. 1840.
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
42″h x 33″w; 43 1/2″ x 34 1/2″ framed
Condition: Excellent, less than 1% in-painting retains old varnish, in a 19th c. gilt liner.
This charming portrait of a young boy wearing a suit holding a hoop and hat is painted in full length in front of a wonderful landscape view. The hand appears to be that of Chandler or a contemporary painting in the same style or manner.