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Q: Where can I see Pinkie?

The painting hangs at The Huntington Library in San Marino, California. It's displayed near The Blue Boy, forming a famous complementary pair.

Q: Who was Pinkie?

Sarah Barrett Moulton was the subject, painted at age eleven. She died of tuberculosis the following year, making this her only known portrait.

Q: When did Thomas Lawrence paint Pinkie?

Lawrence completed this portrait in 1794, when he was already England's most fashionable portrait painter.

Thomas Lawrence painted this portrait of Sarah Barrett Moulton when she was about eleven years old. She wears a pink dress with a white sash, standing against a stormy sky that highlights her youthful freshness. The pose and setting echo Gainsborough's famous "Blue Boy."

Tragically, Sarah died of tuberculosis the year after this portrait was completed, making it her only surviving likeness. The painting became enormously popular when paired with "The Blue Boy" at the Huntington Library, where they have hung together since 1927. The contrast of pink and blue created one of art history's most recognized pairings.

The painting resides at The Huntington Library in San Marino, California.

The painting hangs at The Huntington Library in San Marino, California. It's displayed near The Blue Boy, forming a famous complementary pair.

Sarah Barrett Moulton was the subject, painted at age eleven. She died of tuberculosis the following year, making this her only known portrait.

Henry Huntington bought both paintings and displayed them together starting in 1927. The pink and blue color contrast became iconic.

Lawrence completed this portrait in 1794, when he was already England's most fashionable portrait painter.

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