日期: 1798
尺寸: 67 x 55 cm
术: 打印
在1800年代之前,西方艺术以非常有限的方式描绘了黑人. 最常见的是,它们要么是作为非洲(见"非洲","环球四角"的一部分)的个性化出现,要么是在这里,在富人或家庭的宏伟肖像中,作为热心的仆人出现. 与钓鱼党一样,画作边缘有黑人仆人或奴隶,这反映出他(她)既是家庭重要组成部分,又是显示家庭精英地位的道具。 19世纪前的黑人形象往往是虚构人物或泛泛的刻板印象,而不是真实个体. 但在此案中,画面最右侧的黑人被确认为是乔治·华盛顿偏爱的奴隶威廉·李(William Lee),他经常陪同他去打猎并参加军事行动. 这幅旨在强化华盛顿作为温和父亲形象的奴隶制画面,转移了观众对奴隶制严酷现实的注意力.
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