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LONDON -- A new portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, has been unveiled at the 19th century monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight, as part of the conservation ...
A portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the daughter of an African ruler and goddaughter of Queen Victoria, was unveiled Wednesday as part of an effort to shed light on forgotten Black stories in ...
A painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, an African slave who became Queen Victoria’s goddaughter, has been unveiled at Osborne, the British former monarch’s seaside home.
The Queen has been given a bold halo of black hair by a Nigerian artist in a new portrait. The painting, by artist Oluwole Omofemi , was commissioned for a special collector’s edition of Tatler ...
In fact, a story in a 1983 issue of Jet Magazine features that year’s new additions to the collection: Portraits of Queen Nzingha (another spelling of Njinga) and Cleopatra VII.
Award-winning artist and Homewood, Ala., native Steve Skipper was recently delegated to create a royal portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne, making him the first African American to be ...
A circa-1955 portrait of the monarch provided the inspiration for Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi's specially commissioned oil painting that covers Tatler's July issue in celebration of the Queen ...
Portraits of a queen: When the monarch becomes the subject. Equanimity by Chris Levine (artist) and Rob Munday (holographer) 2012. National Portrait Gallery, Londo. May 22, 2012, 6:45 AM EDT.
A painting of an African ex-slave who became Queen Victoria’s goddaughter has been unveiled at Osborne, the seaside home of the former British monarch. The work, by Hannah Uzor, is part of a ...