Oil on canvas Housed in a period carved giltwood frame with presentation plaque Unsigned Note: Sir William Beechey was an English artist best known for portraits of the royal family and many famous and fashionable people of his time. He began his studies at the Royal Academy in 1772. On account of his success as a portraitist and the royal commissions he received, Beechey was granted the honour of knighthood and elected a full member of the Royal Academy in 1793. In the early part of his painting life Beechey specialised in small-scale full-length portraits, such as this young boy holding a bow and arrow in a landscape. A portrait of Master Honeywood's father, Captain Honeywood, also painted by Beechey, was sold in 1900 at the Fishcof-Blakeslee Collection auction held in New York. SIZE: 24" x 20". Overall: 30" x 25" PROVENANCE: A Massachusetts Collection CONDITION: Minor craquelure, lined, areas of restoration 49872-3 AL (3,000-5,000)