About This Artwork

Charles Beale
English, 1660-c. 1721

Portrait of a Young Boy, c. 1680

Red chalk and brush and brown ink on vellum
166 x 131 mm
Gift of George B. and Mary A. Young, 2004.99

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Building a Collection: New Acquisitions and Promised Gifts of British Art," May 1–August 1, 2004, checklist 1.

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Collecting for Chicago: Prints, Drawings, and Patronage," June 14-September 14, 2008.

Ownership History

Sold by Thomas Williams Fine Art Ltd., London, to Mary A. Young, Chicago, December 11, 1992; given to the Art Institute, 2004.