Caricature portrait of Francis Williams
Unknown artist, c. 1745
Caricature portrait of Francis Williams (circa 1710 - circa 1770), a Jamaican mathematician and poet in his library at Spanish town, Jamaica. Francis Williams was born in Jamaica, a son of free negroes. John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1688-1749), is said to have had him educated at an English grammar school and at Cambridge University. On his return to Jamaica, Williams set up a school at Spanish Town, where this portrait was painted.
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Title of artwork, date
Caricature portrait of Francis Williams, c. 1745
Date supported
1929
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
66 x 51 cm
Gifted by
Viscount Bearsted
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