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Bélizaire and the Frey Children (ca. 1837)
"The painting is believed to be by the hand of French neoclassical painter Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans, who worked in New Orleans from the late 1830s through the 1850s."

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An 1837 Portrait of an Enslaved Child, Obscured by Overpainting for a Century, Has Been Restored and Acquired by the Met

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired Bélizaire and the Frey Children, a rare 19th-century portrait with an enslaved person.

03:57 PM - Aug 16, 2023

T Miller

@TMillerSF

It’s really interesting. Old Masters’ work always kind of bugged me because of the wealth on display (but then who else could pay artists). I bet this owner guy will, if he wants, be able to sell or donate this work for a pretty penny. Such an analogy for being kept invisible (a la Ark & Fla).

In response to Gray Since 97.

06:09 PM - Aug 16, 2023

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An 1837 Portrait of an Enslaved Child, Obscured by Overpainting for a Century, Has Been Restored and Acquired by the Met