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Young Boy Seated

Thomas Barker

1803

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Portrait Boy

Dominant colour

Young Boy Seated is a 1803 ink by Thomas Barker, a Romanticism work, depicting Boy, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Thomas Barker
When & what style?: 1803 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a young boy sitting down. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The boy's pose and facial expression are quite simple, which makes the painting feel straightforward. The artist used a pen to draw the boy, and then added tone with tusche, a liquid mixture, to create the lithograph. This technique allowed for a lot of detail and texture in the final print. You can learn more about this technique by looking up lithography.