Agostino Brunias
Free People of Color with a Servant

ArtistItalian, 1730–1796, active England and West Indies
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Free People of Color with a Servant
Dateafter 1770
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 11 7/16 × 8 3/4 in. (29 × 22.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Friends of American Arts
Object number2022.475
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
106 Cameron Gallery
On view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDudley Wood, New York; [Christie's, New York, 28 April 1977, lot 23]; [The Parker Gallery, London]; Private collection, London; [Christie's, London, 8 April 1998, lot 50]; Private collection, United Kingdom; [Raphael Valls Ltd, London, until 2020]; [Philip Mould & Company, London, 2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryBlack Artists, Black Models, Robilant & Voena, 26 June – 31 October 2020
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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