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The Blue Boy (Master Jonathan Buttall), portrait by Thomas Gainsborough

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Front of The Blue Boy (Master Jonathan Buttall), portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, CA, USA, lithograph postcard
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Back of The Blue Boy (Master Jonathan Buttall), portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, CA, USA, lithograph postcard
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A full-length portrait of a young boy in a blue satin costume with a white lace collar, holding a dark hat, standing in a landscape with a cloudy sky.

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PublisherArthur Jaffé Inc.
POST CARD Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery San Marino, California "THE BLUE BOY" (Master Jonathan Buttall) Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough Cat. no. 21 Copyright Printed by Arthur Jaffé Inc. New York City, U. S. A. THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS
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ConditionExcellent
Place mentionedHenry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, CA
PublisherNew York, NY
NotesWhite border around image. No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS" only), white border, glossy color art reproduction. No stamp, no address, no handwritten message; only a dealer pencil mark "#59" bottom right. Imprint: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California; printed by Arthur Jaffé Inc., New York City.

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The Blue Boy (Master Jonathan Buttall), portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-blue-boy-master-jonathan-buttall-portrait-by-thomas-gain. Accessed October 5, 2026.