Portrait of a Boy
Classification
portraits
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis Cohen
Accession Number
1954-125-43
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of a Boy**ca. 1883 James Henry Moser (Canadian, 1854–1913) Step into the world of late 19th-century portrait with James Henry Moser's *Portrait of a Boy*, around 1883. Moser, a Canadian artist active during a time of cultural exchange between Canada and the United, captured the essence of youth in this evocative work. Though details of his style remain under research, his choice to portray a young boy reflects the era's fascination with childhood innocence amid rapid industrialization and social change. Painted in the 1880s, this piece emerges from a period when portraiture se...