Trois artisans nègres affranchis faisant la conversation
"Three Artisan Freed-Negroes Having a Conversation" (caption translation). This engraving shows three men in various clothing styles, and a small boy running. Benoit described "three free black craftsman/artisans are in conversation. On the right a young hairdresser, a creole slave himself, is followed by another slave, a boy, who is carrying various items of his trade: the comb, pomade, and curling tongs." Pierre Jacques Benoit (1782-1854) was a Belgian artist, who visited the Dutch colony of Suriname on his own initiative for several months in 1831. He stayed in Paramaribo, but visited plantations, maroon communities and indigenous villages inland.
Image Title
Trois artisans nègres affranchis faisant la conversation
RegID
SI-OB-950
Date
1831
Title
Trois artisans nègres affranchis faisant la conversation
Source
"Figure 19" in Pierre Jacques Benoit, Voyage à Surinam; description des possessions néerlandaises dans la Guyane (Bruxelles: Société des Beaux-Arts de Wasme et Laurent, 1839).
Language
French
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
South America--Suriname--Paramaribo
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
20-Dec-11; 4-Sep-19
Identifier
BEN4b