A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham)
1765 · Oil on canvas · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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This print

About this work
- Artist
- John Singleton Copley (1738–1815)
- Year
- 1765
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 77.2 × 63.8 cm
- Collection
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Movement
- Colonial American
Copley's half-brother Henry Pelham sits in profile at a polished mahogany table, a pet flying squirrel on a gold chain in front of him and a glass of water beside it. Copley sent it to London in 1766 to show at the Society of Artists; Joshua Reynolds and Benjamin West praised it and urged him to come to Europe. It is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A glowing portrait with a pet squirrel for a study, child's room or hallway in a dark wood frame. It suits deep red, cream or warm grey walls.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Colonial American painting
- Era
- 18th century (1765)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, kids room, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
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A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.

























