Portrait of Maponde
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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.
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TechniquePainting
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