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According to the Dutch national museum, Rijksmuseum, that houses this painting by Jan Mostaert made c. 1525, the subject may be Christophle le More who was an archer in the Brussels court of Emperor Charles V.

It was once thought the portrait (left) was Hercules Posey, a renowned chef enslaved by George Washington who freed himself. His hat was mistaken for the tall chef’s toque that emerged in the 1820s, but it is likely the style depicted Brunias' “Free West Indian Dominicans” c 1770

Archibald J. Motley Jr. (b. 1891) was a modernist painter, the grandchild of formerly enslaved grandparents, who grew up in Chicago where he graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1918. This 1922 work titled “Portrait of My Grandmother” is at the National Gallery of Art.

In the 19th century, Black riders & handlers dominated the sport of professional horse racing the US. This painting is from 1832 & was made by Edward Troye.

“Frederick Augustus Hinton, barber, abolitionist, early advocate for independent Black presses, & founding member of the Colored Conventions movement, was born enslaved in Raleigh, NC, to unknown parents.” https://t.co/ytznxtILP1