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Sir Joshua Reynolds’s Charles Stanhope, third Earl of Harrington (1783) portrait (https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5006) now known as Charles Stanhope, third Earl of Harrington, and Marcus Richard Fitzroy Thomas  thanks to some brilliant detective work by the folk at West Sussex Records Office and the Yale Center for British Art. Chaired by Gretchen Gerzina Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In discussion with  Alice Millard  Research Assistant at West Sussex Research Office, UK and Victoria Hepburn, Postgraduate Associate in the Department of Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale Center for British Art, USA.   Readings read by Ebun Culwin Music Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by Ben Park Musicians Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park Produced by @TheBP2Podcast References: Painting David Martin (c1778) Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay and her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Article  Professor Erica Moiah James (2015) What will Blackness Be? Callaloo, Vol. 38, No. 3 , pp. 589-594 Book David Mannings (2000) Sir Joshua Reynolds : a complete catalogue of his painting,   Poem The Little Black Boy from Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1789)  by William Blake

The Black Presence in British Portraiture discussed in this episode of the BP2 Podcast commemorates the 200th anniversary of the death of  the Black beggar Billy Waters in 1823 as depicted in the 1819 cartoon The New Union Club: Being a Representation of what took place at a celebrated Dinner, given by a celebrated society by George Cruikshank and Frederick Marryat Chaired by ⁠Gretchen Gerzina⁠ Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Billy Waters and The New Union Club cartoon are discussed by the historian and author Temi Odumosu and curator and author S. I. Martin The description of Billy Waters and The New Union Club and the poem are read by ⁠Ebun Culwin⁠ Picture The New Union Club: Being a Representation of what took place at a celebrated Dinner, given by a celebrated society by George Cruikshank and Frederick Marryat⁠ Reading The description of Billy Waters and The New Union Club by ⁠Gretchen Gerzina⁠ and Michael Ohajuru Poem Black Billy Waters, at His Pitch Adelphi Theatre, London, 1790s By Rita Dove Music Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by ⁠Ben Park⁠ Musicians  Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park

The Black Presence in British Portraiture discussed in this episode of the BP2 Podcast is  John Blanke’s two appearances in the 1511 Great Tournament Roll of Westminster  Membranes 3-4 and 27-28 from the collection of the College of Arms, London, England Chaired by Gretchen Gerzina Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Selected by Dr Miranda Kaufmann art historian and author Assisted by Michael Ohajuru art historian and director of The John Blanke Project Readings read by Ebun Culwin Final Reading from Miranda Kaufmann’s Black Tudors: The Untold Story (Oneworld 2017) Music Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by Ben Park Musicians Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park @TheBP2Podcast

The Black Presence in British Portraiture discussed in this episode of this BP2 Podcast is John Simpson (exhibited 1827) Head of a Man (?Ira Frederick Aldridge) from the collection of Tate Britain, London, England Chaired by Gretchen Gerzina Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Selected by Dr Janet Couloute art historian and  social work academic, Assisted by Dr Martin Myrone convenor of the British Art Network at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Readings read by  Ebun Culwin Music Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by Ben Park Musicians Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park Readings from Song of Solomon Chapters 1, 3 and 4 Psalm 45 @TheBP2Podcast

The Black Presence in British Portraiture discussed in this episode of this BP2 Podcast is Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1865–6)  The Beloved (‘The Bride’) ’ from the collection of Tate Britain, London, England Chaired by Gretchen Gerzina Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Selected by Dr Jan Marsh writer and curator Assisted by Dr Caroline Bressey  cultural and historical geographer Readings read by  Ebun Culwin Music Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by Ben Park Musicians Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park Readings from Song of Solomon Chapters 1, 3 and 4 Psalm 45 @TheBP2Podcast

The Black Presence in British Portraiture discussed in this episode of the BP2 Podcast is 2 Jan Gossaert (1510-15) ‘The Adoration of the Kings’ in the collection of the National Gallery, London, England Chaired by Gretchen Gerzina Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Selected by Leslie Primo Art Historian, Author and Lecturer Assisted by Richard Stemp Art Historian, Author and Lecturer Readings read by  Paterson Joesph Music Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by Ben Park Musicians Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park Allegri Miserere in the Sistine Chapel Readings Psalm 72 verses 10 Mathew 2 verses 1-12

The Black Presence in British Portraiture discussed in this episode of the BP2 Podcast is Thomas Gainsborough (1768 ) Ignatius Sancho in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ontario, Canada Chaired by Gretchen Gerzina Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Selected by Paterson Joseph Actor and Writer Assisted by Michael Ohajuru Director, The John Blanke Project Voice introducing the reading Ebun Culwin Music Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by Ben Park Musicians  Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park Reading The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph (unpublished novel)

The PB2 Podcast is the podcast of the Black Presence in British Portraiture Network  Introduced by Professor Gretchen Gerzina Paul Murray Kendall Professor of Biography  at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The Black Presence in British Portraiture Network is a group of scholars, museum professionals and collectors with a passion for discovering, understanding and presenting the black African presence in British portraiture from around 1500 to 1800.  Each BP2 Podcast will bring the database to life, each episode highlighting  a particular work from the database through a discussion about the work followed by a reading associated with the work. To make sure you don’t miss an episode subscribe to the PB2 Podcast - the podcast from the Black Presence in British Portraiture Network – where ever you download your podcasts - subscribe to @TheBP2Podcast on all social media  Cover picture:  Thomas Gainsborough Ignatius Sancho 1768,  Music : Minuet by Ignatius Sancho revised and arranged by Ben Park Cello- Rebecca Jordan, Violin- Buffy Rowe, Vocal Sarah Dacey , Bass and Harpsichord-Ben Park