Head of a man, probably Ira Frederick Aldridge
Maker
John Simpson (artist)
1782-1847
(engraver)
(publisher)
1782-1847
(engraver)
(publisher)
Title
Head of a man, probably Ira Frederick Aldridge
Date of Production
1853
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 21.2 cm
Width: 21.2 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.5511
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Notes
This print reproduces an oil painting of a Black man, now identified as the American actor Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807-1867). It was published in the Art Journal in 1853, the artist misidentified as 'W. Simpson', and given the title 'The Negro'. We have chosen to restore the identity of the sitter in the title.
Provenance
previous owner: Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir)
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left margin & recto : : W. Simpson, pinxt. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : W. Hulland, sculpt. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : THE NEGRO. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : LONDON, J. S. VIRTUE [ampersand] CO. LIMITED. //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower centre margin & recto : Hampstead Public Libraries stamp : HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928. //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right margin & recto : Witt Library stamp : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : W. Hulland, sculpt. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : THE NEGRO. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : LONDON, J. S. VIRTUE [ampersand] CO. LIMITED. //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower centre margin & recto : Hampstead Public Libraries stamp : HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928. //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right margin & recto : Witt Library stamp : WITT / LIBRARY //
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