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There is a full-body illustration of a person standing upright, facing forward with a rifle resting across their shoulders and held by both hands. The person's facial features are captured in detail, with a neutral expression, and they have short, curly hair adorned with a decorative piece. They are minimally clothed, wearing a form of cloth around their waist and an ornamental strap across their chest. The person holds a rifle and has a sheath with a knife or blade attached to their side. The background depicts an open landscape with a few palm trees and two figures in the distance, also holding rifles and appearing to be in motion. The ground is depicted with some foliage and textured to indicate grass or dirt.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Coromantyn Free Negro, or Ranger, armed
William Blake after John Gabriel Stedman
- Date
- 1793
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- sheet: 28.4 × 20.3 cm (11 3/16 × 8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.1827
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1776 to 1800
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Stedman's "Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition"
Subjects and terms
- British
- Tree
- Male figure
- Gun
- Weapons
NGA object ID 4985. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.