Portrait of a Negro Boy

Charles Zechel. Portrait of a Negro Boy. 1807.

Popular in early 19th century America, painters of minatures were often traveling artisans, most of whom were untrained.

Oil on glass, 3 and 3/4 X 3 , Signed on backing paper: Carolus Zechel/Anno 1807.

Location:The Art Museum, Princeton University.
Source: Guy McElroy. Facing History: The Black Image in American Art. 1990. p. 13.