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‘Highly unusual’: lost 17th-century portrait of black and white women as equals saved for UK

The Guardian

By Dalya Alberge

June 23, 2023

A painting has been saved for the UK in recognition of its “outstanding significance” for the study of race and gender in 17th-century Britain, it will be announced on Friday.

The anonymous artist’s portrait of two women – one black and one white, depicted as companions and equals with similar dress, hair and jewellery – has been bought by Compton Verney, an award-winning gallery in Warwickshire.