紅孩兒
The death of the third Earl of Durham in 1928 and the fourth earl a year later in 1929 brought large death duties. As the new fifth earl used Lambton Castle only occasionally, he closed it and held an auction of its valuable furniture and paintings in 1932, which included "The Red Boy". However, after two years, the reserve was not met after each bid and the painting remained unsold in 1934.