Portrait of a Man in a Red Suit explained
Portrait of a Man in a Red Suit (formerly known as Portrait of an African) is an 18th-century oil painting of a black man held by the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and donated by Percy Moore Turner in 1943. The artist and sitter are unknown.[1]
The earliest provenance is a sale by Christie's in 1931.[1] From 2006 until June 2023, it was attributed to Allan Ramsay, created c. 1757–1760 and believed to be of a young Ignatius Sancho.[2] [3] [4] Before that, it was proposed in the 1960s to have depicted Olaudah Equiano and to have been painted by Joshua Reynolds c. 1780 with the title Portrait of a Negro Man.[5] [6] The painting featured as part of the "Art Everywhere" initiative in the UK in August 2013.[7]
Notes and References
- News: Portrait of a Man in a Red Suit. RAMM research blog. Parsons. Julien. June 2023.
- Web site: Portrait of an African, probably Ignatius Sancho, once identified as Olaudah Equiano . Rammcollections.org.uk/ . . 31 January 2020.
- Madin, John, "Trading faces", BBC - Devon - Abolition, 26 February 2007.
- https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/portrait-of-an-african-95600 "Portrait of an African (probably Ignatius Sancho, 1729–1780)"
- Web site: Portrait of an African. 14 August 2013. Art Everywhere.
- Web site: O Saviour, save me, your servant. https://archive.today/20130814183745/http://www.apollo-magazine.com/august-2006/70946/o-saviour-save-me-your-servant.thtml. dead. 14 August 2013. John Madin. 14 August 2013. 3 August 2006. Apollo Magazine.
- Web site: Art is everywhere, but who is looking?. Ian Youngs. 14 August 2013. 14 August 2013. BBC.