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Arrest of Toussaint L'Ouverture, June 7, 1802, 1971

  • Jean Wilner, Haitian

Oil on masonite

  • 28 1/2 × 34 1/8 × 1 5/8 inches (72.4 × 86.7 × 4.1 cm) Unframed: 24 × 30 inches (61 × 76.2 cm)

Gift of anonymous donor

1988.8

Signed, lower right: Jn Wilner Jr

Inscribed under signature, lower right: Cap Haïtien Inscribed with title on front, lower center: "L'Arrestation de Toussaint L'ouverture 7 Juin 1802"

1988-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Jean Wilner, Arrest of Toussaint L'Ouverture, June 7, 1802, 1971, oil on Masonite. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of anonymous donor, 1988.8.