George Alexander (Gratton), a black boy with white markings. Engraving by P.R. Cooper, 1809, after D. Orme.
- Orme, Daniel, 1766-1837.
- Date:
- [November 11th 1809]
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- 125i
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Blanchard states that this piebald boy was transported from his birth-place Saint-Vincent (Antilles) to England in September 1809, when only five months old. He was then exhibited all over the country by John Richardson at great profit until his death from a jaw infection at the age of five years. He was buried at Great Marlow (Buckinghamshire).
Publication/Creation
[London] : [Richard Gretton] : [Sold by D. Orme, 308, Oxford Street], [November 11th 1809]
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1 print : stipple engraving, with watercolour ; image 14.1 x 17.7 cm
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The portrait of George Alexander, an extraordinary spotted boy, from the Caribbee Islands in the West Indies. ; Painted from life by Dan.l Orme and engraved under his direction by his late pupil P.R. Cooper.
References note
Raphael Blanchard, 'Nouvelles observations sur les nègres-pies', Bulletin de la Société française d'histoire de la médecine, 1907, vol. 6, pp.111-135.
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Wellcome Collection 125i
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