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Collections

William Armfield Hobday
Portrait of Prince Saunders (c. 1775-1839)circa 1815-1816

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Oil portrait of a young Black man shown from the waist up, wearing a black coat with white lace cravat and red cape, holding a white glove, looking upward to his right
Artist or Maker
William Armfield Hobday
England, 1771 - 1831
Title
Portrait of Prince Saunders (c. 1775-1839)
Date Made
circa 1815-1816
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 28 1/2 × 22 in. (72.39 × 55.88 cm) Framed: 34 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (87.63 × 72.39 × 6.99 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2022 Collectors Committee with additional funds from the European Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2023.55
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews, editors. Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2023.