Nova Scotia Archives

African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition

Untitled portrait of a black man (Nova Scotia)

This pencil sketch has been attributed to Lady Falkland, whose husband was lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, 1840 to 1846.

Date: [ca. 1845]

Artist: attributed to Lady Falkland

Credit: Library and Archives Canada

Reference: National Archives of Canada accession number 1990-207-88; C-104919 Lady Falkland album

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