LONDON.- The Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) and the National Portrait Gallery, London announce a cooperative agreement relating to the portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, painted by William Hoare of Bath in 1733. Following the purchase of the work by QMA…
First British Portrait of a Black African Muslim and Freed Slave Goes on Display
LONDON.- The Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) and the National Portrait Gallery, London announce a cooperative agreement relating to the portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, painted by William Hoare of Bath in 1733. Following the purchase of the work by QMA…
UK Appeal to Secure First British Portrait of a Black African Muslim
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery today launches,
with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Art Fund, an
appeal
to acquire for the nation the earliest known British oil painting of a
freed
slave, and the first portrait…
Gallery Launches Appeal to Secure First British Portrait of a Black African Muslim
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery today launches, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Art Fund, an appeal to acquire for the nation the earliest known British oil painting of a freed slave, and the first portrait that honou…