John Philip Simpson

(English, 1782–1847)

Room Paintings holds one painting by John Philip Simpson, from the Art Institute of Chicago. It dates from 1827. We file it under Early 19th-Century Painting. Its subjects are men and portraits. It suits the staircase.

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The painting

Painting of a dark-skinned man seated and wearing a red open-necked tunic. He looks up to the right. His wrists are shackled and a large chain rests at his right, running down the bench he sits upon.

John Philip Simpson The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge), 1827 Art Institute of Chicago

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The painting