How a Famous Black Model Finally Got Her Name Back

For more than two centuries, the woman in this famous portrait remained nameless. Although it may not look like it at first glance, this painting is a self-portrait.

Do not be confused by its original, demeaning title — Portrait of a Negress. Or by one of the headings under which it’s still listed in the Louvre Museum — Portrait d’une femme noire. This 19th-century painting by Marie-Guillemine Benoist is most assuredly a self-portrait.

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