Belle
The True Story of Dido Belle
Edición de la obra Belle
| Autor | Paula Byrne |
|---|---|
| Editorial | W F Howes Ltd |
| Fecha de publicación | 2015-01-01 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781471283079 |
| ISBN-10 | 1471283070 |
| Número de Cutter | B995b |
The illegitimate daughter of a captain in the Royal Navy and an enslaved African woman, Dido Belle was sent to live with her great-uncle, the Earl of Mansfield, one of the most powerful men of the time and a leading opponent of slavery. Growing up in his lavish estate, Dido was raised as a sister and companion to her white cousin, Elizabeth. When a joint portrait of the girls, commissioned by Mansfield, was unveiled, eighteenth-century England was shocked to see a black woman and white woman depicted as equals.