Portrait of Maponde

Artist/Maker

Material / Technique

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 75 x 56 cm h x w x d: Ram 97 x 77 x 9 cm

Inventory numberNMB 1674

AcqusitionTransferred 1865 Drottningholm Palace

Other titlesTitle (sv): Porträtt av Maponde Title (en): Portrait of Maponde

DescriptionDescription: The arrival of a 5-year-old African albino slave, Mapondé from Angola, in Paris in January 1743 created a sensation. The news reached Carl Gustaf Tessin, who had left the city six months earlier. Through his friend, the connoisseur Count de Gaylus, he managed to commission this portrait painted by Perronneau. Tessin later donated it anonymously to Queen Lovisa Ulrika.

Collection

MaterialPaper, Pastel

TechniquePainting

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