John Ruskin wrote about the portrait himself, 'articles of my daily dress were all sent to the old painter for perfect realisation; but they appear in the picture more remarkable than they were in the nursery, because I am represented as running in a field at the edge of a wood.'
More information
Title of artwork, date
John Ruskin aged three and a half, 1822
Date supported
1988
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
122 x 99 cm
Grant
6411
Total cost
25645
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