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Sold into slavery as a boy, Jean-Baptiste Belley (1746–1805) bought his freedom in 1764. Belley fought in the American War of Independence and served as a captain in the French army during the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) fighting to abolish slavery on the island of Saint-Domingue (now Hispaniola). In 1793 he was elected to the National Convention in Paris, becoming its first black deputy.
Belley wears the uniform of a representative to the Convention. As we know from the painting for which this is a highly finished study or copy drawing, his hat feathers and sash are the colors of the French Republic: blue, white, and red. He leans against a marble plinth supporting a bust of the French philosopher and enemy of slavery Guillaume Raynal (1713–1796).
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| Medium | paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | 30 × 36 Cm |
| Tags | study |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Susan H. Libby, A Man of Nature, Rescued by the Wisdom and Principles of the French Nation: Science and Politics in Girodet's Portrait of Belley, in Performing the Everday: The Culture of Genre in the Eighteenth Century, Rollins College.
Susan H. Libby, A Man of Nature, Rescued by the Wisdom and Principles of the French Nation: Science and Politics in Girodet's Portrait of Belley, in Performing the Everday: The Culture of Genre in the Eighteenth Century, Rollins College.
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exhibition
Williamstown, MA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, "Guillaume Lethiere and his Worlds", June 15 - October 14, 2024, traveled to Paris, Musée du Louvre, November 14, 2024 - February 17, 2025.
Williamstown, MA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, "Guillaume Lethiere and his Worlds", June 15 - October 14, 2024, traveled to Paris, Musée du Louvre, November 14, 2024 - February 17, 2025.
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31
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Musée d'Orsay, "The Black Model", March 25 - July 21, 2019, p. 51 (ill.).
Paris, Musée d'Orsay, "The Black Model", March 25 - July 21, 2019, p. 51 (ill.).
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31
Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
Sat
31
Jan
exhibition
New York, Museo del Barrio, "Caribbean: Crossroads of the World", June 12 - October 21, 2012.
New York, Museo del Barrio, "Caribbean: Crossroads of the World", June 12 - October 21, 2012.
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31
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Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Extremities in Paint: Embodying Empire in Post-Revolutionary France
Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Extremities in Paint: Embodying Empire in Post-Revolutionary France (New Haven, 2001).
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31
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Sold by Georges Bernier (1911-2001), New York, to the Art Institute, 1973.
Sold by Georges Bernier (1911-2001), New York, to the Art Institute, 1973.
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31
Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Great Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago: The Harold Joachim Years 1958-1983, " July 24-September 30, 1985, pp. 110-11, cat. 47 (ill.), cat. by Martha Tedeschi.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Great Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago: The Harold Joachim Years 1958-1983," July 24-September 30, 1985, pp. 110-11, cat. 47 (ill.), cat. by Martha Tedeschi.
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31
Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Canova and France, " January 15-January 20, 1985.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Canova and France," January 15-January 20, 1985.
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31
Jan
exhibition
New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Consulat, Empire, Restoration, " April 21-May 28, 1982.
New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Consulat, Empire, Restoration," April 21-May 28, 1982.
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31
Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "European Portraits 1600-1900 in The Art Institute of Chicago, " July 8-September 11, 1978, cat. 28.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "European Portraits 1600-1900 in The Art Institute of Chicago," July 8-September 11, 1978, cat. 28.
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31
Jan
exhibition
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago, " February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 64-65, cat. 28 (ill.).
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago," February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 64-65, cat. 28 (ill.).
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Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century
Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century (Chicago, 1977), p. 28, no. 1E5.
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Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, " January 24-March 28, 1976, p. 75, cat. 69 (ill.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago," January 24-March 28, 1976, p. 75, cat. 69 (ill.).
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exhibition
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso, " October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 30 (ill.).
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso," October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 30 (ill.).
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Harold Joachim, “Trois siècles de portraits dessinés à l’Art Institute de Chicago,” L’Oeil, 255
Harold Joachim, “Trois siècles de portraits dessinés à l’Art Institute de Chicago,” L’Oeil, 255 (October 1976), p. 2, no. 1 (ill.).
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Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Helen Regenstein Collection of European Drawings, " 1974, pp. 126-27, cat. 62 (ill.), cat. by Harold Joachim.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Helen Regenstein Collection of European Drawings," 1974, pp. 126-27, cat. 62 (ill.), cat. by Harold Joachim.
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Harold Joachim, "Two French Portraits from the End of the Eighteenth Century," Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago, 67
Harold Joachim, "Two French Portraits from the End of the Eighteenth Century," Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago, 67 (November/December 1973), pp. 3-5 (ill.).
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"Recent Accessions of American and Canadian Museums," The Art Quarterly, 36
"Recent Accessions of American and Canadian Museums," The Art Quarterly, 36 (1973), pp. 430 and 440 (ill.).
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