tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1427925135260844530..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: New-York Historical Society Looks at the Atlantic RevolutionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-5493285584642509052011-11-01T13:53:48.227-05:002011-11-01T13:53:48.227-05:00The New-York Historical Society’s webpage identifi...The New-York Historical Society’s webpage identifies that painting as a portrait of Jean-Baptiste Belley that usually hangs in Versailles. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Belley" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia identifies</a> Belley (c. 1746-1805) as a man from Senegal enslaved on Haiti who bought his freedom and was involved in the early parts of the Haitian Revolution. He was a member of France’s National Convention from 1793 to 1797.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-37255657390025482092011-11-01T10:31:07.655-05:002011-11-01T10:31:07.655-05:00Interesting picture - tell me more!Interesting picture - tell me more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com