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'Head of a Negro'
Watercolour
ca. 1810-1864 (made)
ca. 1810-1864 (made)
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Oval watercolour depicting a portrait of a black boy.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 'Head of a Negro' (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Oval watercolour by William Henry Hunt depicting a portrait of a black boy. British School, ca. early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Oval watercolour depicting a portrait of a black boy. |
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| Credit line | Dixon Bequest |
| Object history | NB: The term "negro" was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | The painting appears with the title 'Head of a Negro' in the 1927 Catalogue of Watercolour Paintings in the V&A collection.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1205-1886 |
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| Record created | August 6, 2008 |
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