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3 de nov. de 2021 · 3 November 2021. National Museum Wales. Sir Thomas Picton's portrait will be re-displayed and interpreted in future. A portrait of Welsh slave owner Sir Thomas Picton labelling him a hero has been ...
1 de ago. de 2022 · By Nicola Bryan. BBC News. A portrait of slave owner Sir Thomas Picton has been put back on display, albeit boxed up-and alongside new artworks and information that "reframes" his place in history ...
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A portrait of Welsh slave owner Sir Thomas Picton labelling him a hero will be "re-framed" with more context given about his life, National Museum Wales (NMW) has said. A group is advising the ...
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18 de jun. de 2019 · Thomas Picton was born in Pembrokshire in 1758 and began a military career in 1771 as an ensign serving in the 12th Regiment of Foot. During a posting to Gibraltar he gained promotion to the rank of Captain. The regiment returned to Britain and, in 1783, its disbandment was announced. Hearing the news, the men mutinied.
Size: 214.0 x 137.1 cm. Acquired: 1907; Gift; Earl of Plymouth. Accession Number: NMW A 473. Thomas Picton – also known as the Tyrant of Trinidad, or the Blood-Stained Governor – is a controversial figure. Historically he has been hailed a public ‘hero’, but his governance of Trinidad and his treatment of slaves marks him out as a ...
23 de jun. de 2020 · Who was Thomas Picton? Picton was commissioned in 1771, and was, according to the description on his portrait by Sir Martin Archer in the National Museum Wales collections, "a controversial governor of Trinidad in 1797-1803". The details of the said controversy are well illustrated in his trial for inflicting torture on Louisa Calderon (The ...
Thomas Picton. Sir Thomas Picton, GCB, (* 24. August 1758 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales; † 18. Juni 1815 bei Waterloo, gefallen) war ein britischer General, der sich im Krieg auf der Iberischen Halbinsel vielfach auszeichnete und zu Wellingtons fähigsten Divisionskommandeuren zählte.
