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Portrait of an African is an oil painting attributed to Allan Ramsay, created c. 1757–1760 and believed to be of a young Ignatius Sancho.[1][2][3] It was previously believed to have depicted Olaudah Equiano and to have been painted by Joshua Reynolds c. 1780 with the title Portrait of a Negro Man.[4][5] The painting featured as part of the "Art Everywhere" initiative in the UK in August 2013.[6]

Portrait of an African
Portrait of Olaudah Equiano
Artist	Allan Ramsay
Year	c. 1760
Medium	oil paint, canvas
Location	Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon
Accession No.	14/1943
Identifiers	Art UK artwork ID: portrait-of-an-african-95600
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It was a gift from the art dealer Percy Moore Turner to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, in Exeter, in 1943.

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