The Pinkie (1794) painting was not by Thomas Gainsborough, who painted Blue Boy (c. 1770). Many would believe it was because it hangs across from The Blue Boy painting in the Huntington Art Gallery and the two paintings appear similar in their style. Pinkie was painted by Thomas Lawrence, who was also an English artist during the 18th century. The girl who was nicknamed “Pinkie” was Sarah Goodin Barrett Moulton.