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anonymous: Black Admiral  wikidata:Q4920246 reasonator:Q4920246
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Anonymous 18th-century painter
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Title
Black Admiral
label QS:Len,"Black Admiral"
label QS:Larz,"اميرال اسود"
label QS:Lfr,"Marin corsaire noir"
Object type painting / art forgery Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Painting of the Black Admiral, or Black Privateer Sailor in its current state, 2020. Revolutionary War-era U.S. painting of unknown provenance that appears to depict a black man in U.S. naval uniform. In 2005, it was revealed that this 18th-century painting was merely a white sailor overlaid in the mid-to-late 20th century with African features.
Français : Le Marin corsaire noir, dit aussi l’Amiral noir ou le Portrait d'un marin noir de la Guerre d'indépendance (en anglais, respectivement, Black Privateer Sailor, Black Admiral ou Portrait of a Black Revolutionary War Sailor) est un portrait datant de l'époque de la Guerre d'indépendance américaine représentant un homme noir en uniforme, avec un navire corsaire américain à l'arrière-plan. En 2005, une restauration a révélé que le tableau dépeignait à l'origine un marin blanc, qui avait été repeint au xxe siècle afin de lui conférer des traits caractéristiques noirs. La découverte a fait chuter la valeur estimée du tableau de US$300 000 à US$3 000. État actuel du tableau, 2020.
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Private collection
institution QS:P195,Q768717
Place of creation United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
References
Source/Photographer http://smallstatebighistory.com/the-mysterious-case-of-the-painting-of-the-black-privateer-sailor/
Other versions
  • Black and white photograph of the painting, published in Newport History, Newport Historical Society, vol. 54, issue 182,‎ April 1981
    Black and white photograph of the painting, published in Newport History, Newport Historical Society, vol. 54, issue 182,‎ April 1981
  • The painting in 2005. The pale spots are areas where solvents were applied.
    The painting in 2005. The pale spots are areas where solvents were applied.

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