Portrait of a Boy, 1856, attributed to James B. Read, American, active 1859 - 1870, 48 1/4 x 35 1/4 in. ( x cm) (sight)52 x 39 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( x x cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, United States, 19th century, Standing on the porch, dressed in his Sunday best and holding his hat, this boy looks as if he’s about to leave home. He already has. During the 1800s, to ease the grief caused by a family member’s death, it was customary to observe mourning rituals. These included marking anniversaries of the death by formally viewing a portrait of the deceased.

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