Portrait of a servant

Portrait of a servant, from a sketchbook from the family of William Beckford. Presumably the W.B. of Fonthill fame (1759-1844) who inherited one million pounds and a hundred thousand pounds a year from his father, also called William. This prodigious wealth came from their Jamaican possessions. Another W.B. (d. 1799) also spent 13 years in Jamaica (about which he published two books) before returning to Suffolk. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2748
Collection: Special collections
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hay, J. W.
Date made: circa 1790
People: Hay, J. W.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Sheet: 253 mm x 188 mm; Image: 183 mm x 122 mm; Mount: 390 mm x 317 mm