Screenshot courtesy of Smithsonian Magazine | Bélizaire and the Frey Children features an enslaved 15-year-old alongside three white children who were likely in his care. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Who Was the Enslaved Child Painted Out of This 1837 Portrait?

The painting of Bélizaire, 15, shown behind the children of his enslavers, has been acquired by the Met.

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