Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Agostino Brunias, 1728–1796, Italian, active in Britain (1758–70; 1777-80s)

after Agostino Brunias, 1728–1796, Italian, active in Britain (1758–70; 1777-80s)
Title:
A Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/16 x 19 7/8 inches (33.8 x 50.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left, written upside down: "old print"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11134
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Caribbean | dance | necklaces | talking | singers | jewelry | turbans | houses | hats | couple | costume | singing | tambourine | women | buildings | drum (musical instrument) | bottle | natives | genre subject | dancers | plaid | leisure | child | sashes (costume accessories) | dresses | clapping | patterns (design elements) | music | coconuts | village | stripes | trees | veils | shirts | men | parasol | dancing | barefoot | performance
Associated Places:
Dominica | North and Central America
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30569