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Presumed portrait of Madeleine

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

1800, France • Oil on canvas

Presumed portrait of Madeleine

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

1800, France • Oil on canvas

In 1800, the title of my picture was 'Portrait of a Negress'. It made quite a splash! Then, in the year 2000, they renamed it 'Portrait of a black woman'. And later still, after they thought they had found out who I was, they called me 'Madeleine'. Regardless of my name, I try to embody the noble beauty of all black women.