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.
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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
Print
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

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