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lenazun (lzg@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 08:22:54 JST lenazun
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@overholt @metafilter wow this is incredible

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  John Overholt (overholt@glammr.us)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 08:22:55 JST John Overholt
  
  An absolutely astonishing piece of historical detection that has rewritten our understanding an 18th century portrait of one of the most learned Black men of the period. Works best I think in this lecture video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZEAiXl6hNY Also available as an LRB article: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n22/fara-dabhoiwala/a-man-of-parts-and-learning via @metafilter
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  1. Portrait of a Genius: The Extraordinary Story of Francis Williams
    
    from London Review of Books (LRB)
    
    In 1928, the V&A acquired a previously unknown portrait. It shows the Black Jamaican polymath Francis Williams (c. 1690-1762), dressed in a wig, surrounded b...
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    Fara Dabhoiwala · A Man of Parts and Learning: Francis Williams Gets His Due
    
    from Fara Dabhoiwala
    
    The only certainty about the picture is that it shows Francis Williams. No one has ever been able to discover who...

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