Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: This Plate (representing a Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica) is humbly dedicated to the Honble. Charles O'Hara
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Accession number:
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65-266
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Record number:
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65-266
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JCB call number:
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En779 B896t
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Image title:
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This Plate (representing a Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica) is humbly dedicated to the Honble. Charles O'Hara
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Creator 1:
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Agostino Brunias
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Creator 1 dates:
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1730-1796
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Creator 1 role:
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Pinxt. et Sculpt.
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Place image published:
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London
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Image publisher:
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by the Proprietor, N: 7, Broad Street Soho
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Image date:
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1779
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Image function:
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print
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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22.9 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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32.9 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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34.6 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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41.6 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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Black men and women dance outside of some dwellings. Cultural artifacts include parasol, bottle, hats, and muscial instruments such as tamborine and drums. In the background is a tree with large fruits [breadfruit?]. Includes the coat of arms of Charles O'Hara [?], brigadier general of the English forces in America.
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notes:
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Brunias, an Italian artist, was thought to have travelled with Sir William Young, the first British Governor of Dominica, to the West Indies in 1770. Until his death in 1796, Brunias concentrated on West Indian subjects.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1965.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Caribbean Islands
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Dominica--Description and travel
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