Portrait of Richard John Cock, c. 1817, Joshua Johnson, American, 1765 - 1830, 26 1/4 × 19 3/8 in. (66.68 × 49.21 cm) (sight)29 5/16 × 22 3/8 in. (74.45 × 56.83 cm), Oil on canvas, United States, 19th century, Joshua Johnson was the first-known black portrait painter in American art history. Born to a black slave, Johnson was purchased from his owner by his white father for 25 pounds in 1764, and subsequently gained his freedom after completing a blacksmithing apprenticeship.
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Portrait, Richard John Cock, 1817, Joshua Johnson, American, 1765 - 1830, sight, Oil, canvas, United States, 19th century, Joshua Johnson, first- black portrait painter, American art history, Born, black slave, Johnson, purchased, owner, white father, 25 pounds, 1764, subsequently gained, freedom, completing, blacksmithing apprenticeship
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