François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, also known as Toussaint Bréda or Toussaint-L'Ouverture (Cap-Haïtien 1743 - Château de Joux, near Pontarlier 1803) was a French general and leader of the Haitian Revolution, which led to the abolition of slavery and the independence of the French colony of Saint-Domingue as the republic of Haiti (which included the entire island of Hispaniola from 1801 to 1844).
| Artist |
Auguste Bry
RKD
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Antoine Maurin
RKD
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| Title | Portrait of General François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Medium and support | lithography AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: <p><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:14.0pt;">Couysaine [?]</span></p> |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, left: Rosselin, édit. Quai Voltaire, 21. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, right: Lith. Auguste Bry, r. du Bac, 134 | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Toussaint Louverture | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Toussaint Louverture | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
lithographs
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-DL |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-DL |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6588/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 44F revolution, revolt Iconclass 45D311 commander-in-chief, general, marshal Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(FRANÇOIS-DOMINIQUE TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE) historical person (FRANÇOIS-DOMINIQUE TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE) Iconclass 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FRANCE) Iconclass 61D(HAITI) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (HAITI) Iconclass |
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