Henry Christophe, King of Haiti, 1818
Full-length portrait of Christophe, one of the national heroes of Haiti. He served as a general under Toussaint Louverture, and in 1806 succeeded Dessaline as the president of the newly independent state of Haiti. In 1811, he styled himself as king of the country ( for more details, see Honour, Image of the Black, pp. 109-110).
Image Title
Henry Christophe, King of Haiti, 1818
RegID
SI-OB-516
Title
Henry Christophe, King of Haiti, 1818
Source
Painted by Richard Evans and published in Hugh Honour, The Image of the Black in Western Art (Menil Foundation, Harvard University Press, 1989), vol. 4, pt. 1, p. 109, fig. 58; the oil painting is located in the Musèe du Pantheon National, Haiti
Language
English
Item sets
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Spatial Coverage
Caribbean--St. Domingue
Reproduced In
Honour, Hugh. The Image of the Black in Western Art. HUP, 1989, vol. 4, p. 109.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
9-Jun-16
Identifier
NW0226