Rare painting that covered up enslaved boy restored, set to hang in Met

Rare painting that covered up enslaved boy restored, set to hang in Met

A 19th-century family portrait that was altered to cover up an enslaved teenager has been recently restored to its original version. The painting, initially etched on canvas, is now set to hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall after half a century in hiding. The rare Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans attributed work from … Read more