The Story of Edward Hill and the African Groom at Shirley Plantation
I have looked at hundreds of colonial portraits, and the most intriguing figure that I have seen is unnamed, barely visible, only about five inches tall, and whose face is largely obscured. This figure is an African groom—who I can now argue is the first known representation of a person of African d...
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| description | I have looked at hundreds of colonial portraits, and the most intriguing figure that I have seen is unnamed, barely visible, only about five inches tall, and whose face is largely obscured. This figure is an African groom—who I can now argue is the first known representation of a person of African descent in a British North American painting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-375542a428b04fd8aa63a9e77f1c92892022-12-22T03:59:16ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingPanorama2471-68392020-11-0162https://doi.org/10.24926/24716839.10627The Story of Edward Hill and the African Groom at Shirley PlantationJanine Yorimoto BoldtI have looked at hundreds of colonial portraits, and the most intriguing figure that I have seen is unnamed, barely visible, only about five inches tall, and whose face is largely obscured. This figure is an African groom—who I can now argue is the first known representation of a person of African descent in a British North American painting. https://journalpanorama.org/article/edward-hill-and-the-african-groom/ 6.2janine yorimoto boldtjohn clostermanjohn rileyseventeenth-century artshirley plantationsir godfrey knellerwillem wissing |
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| topic | 6.2 janine yorimoto boldt john closterman john riley seventeenth-century art shirley plantation sir godfrey kneller willem wissing |
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