This is a charming study of a "Neapolitan Boy. " Oil on canvas after the great American painter John Singer Sargent
It looks to be later 19th Century and is signed in the lower left corner what looks to be J. Sargent and underlined following the "t". It is very faint but is signed. It is in the Sargent's style and was from a New York City Art dealers private collection.

American

Measures:

Unframed

10"H x 8"W

Framed