Portrait of Rita, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1820-24
Water color on paper titled Rita, a celebrated black beauty at Rio de Janeiro. Rita may have been a free woman of color. Augustus Earle, a widely travelled English painter, lived in Rio from early 1820 to early 1824, with occasional trips to Chile and Peru during that period.
Image Title
Portrait of Rita, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1820-24
RegID
SI-OB-1133
Date
1820-1824
Title
Portrait of Rita, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1820-24
Source
Painted by Augustus Earle (1793-1838). Courtesy of National Library of Australia, Canberra, which holds the original (nla.pic-an2822644).
Language
English
Item sets
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Spatial Coverage
South America--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
17-Mar-16
Identifier
IMG04