Painting in Oil on Canvas, depicting a young fisher boy in swimming trunks, shouldering his fishing rod and holding a basket in his other hand. This wonderful small painting can be considered a study for Hansen's main artwork, called "To neapolitanske fiskerdrenge" (Two Neapolitan Fisher Boys) from 1840. 

Size without frame: 11.2 x 8.2 in / 28.5 x 21 cm

Frame: 15.5 / 12.8 in / 39.5 x 32.5 cm

Monogrammed CH and dated 1838 lower right. Titled on the reverse: "Fiskerdreng fra Capri - Const. Hansen".