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Summary

Francis Williams, the Scholar of Jamaica (

)

Artist

possibly William Williams (1727-1791)

Title

Francis Williams, the Scholar of Jamaica

Description

English: Jamaican poet Francis Williams (c.1690-c.1770)

Date

circa 1795, Jamaica

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 66 cm (25.9 in); width: 50 cm (19.6 in)

Collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

	Native name	Victoria and Albert Museum
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 29′ 27″ N, 0° 07′ 38″ W
	Established	1852
	Website	www.vam.ac.uk
	Authority file	: Q213322 VIAF: 128776887 ISNI: 0000000123230472 ULAN: 500302040 LCCN: n79066252 OSM: 29795 WorldCat

Accession number

Museum no. P.83&A-1928

Credit line

Gift of Viscount Bearsted M.C. and Spink and Son Ltd. through the National Art Collections Fund, 1928.

References

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O56347/francis-williams-the-scholar-of-oil-painting-unknown/

Source/Photographer

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/f/francis-williams-a-portrait-of-an-early-black-writer/

Licensing

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