Haiti

Henri Christophe, Henri I, King of Haiti (1767-1820)

Image Title:
Henri Christophe, Henri I, King of Haiti (1767-1820)

Note:
"Henri Christophe was a military leader in the Haitian Revolution as well as president and later king of the young nation. Born into slavery in 1767, Christophe was brought to French colonial Haiti, known as Saint Domingue, most likely from Kitts" Blackpast.org

Artist:
Torchiana

Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner to the Brooklyn Museum

Source:
Brooklyn Museum

Subject:
Royalty - Nobility - Caribbean - Haiti - King - Lithograph

Date:
1800s?

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-ROYHTI-2

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