A Boy with a Dog

attributed to Spanish School. Oil painting on canvas, A Boy with a Dog, attributed to Spanish School, mid-17th century. A full-length portrait of a young boy, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, standing in an interior before a richly embroidered black and gold curtain with a hanging tassel. He is holding a large dog (a Munsterlander) by a slender scarlet lead which he holds in his right hand. In his left hand he holds a red rose. He wears a black coat with scarlet and gold lining, black breeches and bows at the knees and shoes. He wears a string of coral beads around his neck and has shoulder-length brown hair. Ickworth, Suffolk (Accredited Museum)