This oil on board by John George Brown
Depicts a classic Brown
Subject An urban street Urchin "A Shoeshine Boy"in a Hudson River Landscape
The Condition is good No Restoration
The size is 18"×14"
The antique frame is original
The painting is Signed lower center, and inscribed National Academy
John George Brown was born in England
He emigrated to New York as a young man
He specializes in
Urban street Urchins
And newsboys
His genre paintings are
Representative at many Museums and galleries worldwide
John George Brown died in NYC in 1913