From Saturday at Saltram, you can see this painting on display - Reynolds' first ever painting showing a person of colour - and find out more about the boy it depicts.
It's been an honour to help recentre Boston Jersey (or should that be George?) and retell his story.
National Trust Research
For generations, the identity of the boy known as "Jersey" in Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrait at Saltram remained unknown.
But new technical analysis and research in collaboration with the National Gallery London and Royal Museums Greenwich has uncovered his name and life story: buff.ly/5PStzUn
