Saïd Abdullah of the Mayac, Kingdom of the Darfur (Seïd Enkess)

1852

25.5 cm 42 cm

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Seïd Enkess was a formerly enslaved man who traveled Europe and subsequently became an artist’s model. A plaster version of this bust was first exhibited with the title “Said Abdullah of the Mayac, Kingdom of Darfur” in 1848, a year which saw Paris in revolt as well as the abo...

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Shepherd Gallery, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by purchase.
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