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“THE BLUE BOY” IS REINSTALLED AFTER MAJOR CONSERVATION PROJECT 

Written by Aksel Ritenis

“THE BLUE BOY” IS REINSTALLED
AFTER MAJOR CONSERVATION PROJECT

While the Huntington Art Gallery has not yet reopened due to COVID-19,
Gainsborough’s famous masterpiece is back on the wall, luminous and awaiting visitors

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Side-by-side comparison of Thomas Gainsborough’s The Blue Boy.
Pre-conservation (left), post-conservation (right). Photo: Christina Milton O’Connell.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

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