@history_with_amy: Learn about this remarkably rare painting and the boy who was once erased from it. It’s called ‘Bélizaire and the Frey Children’ and has been attributed to Jacques Amans. It will be on display at @The Metropolitan Museum of Art this autumn! #belizaire #belizareandthefreychildren #arthistory #arthistorytiktok #americanart #americanhistory #blackhistory #History #19thcentury #historywithamy #historyfacts #historyofart #themet #artmuseum

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lee_n_srb
Lee :
I have a feeling he was related to the family. Probably the father. The boy does resemble the other children.
2023-08-15 12:48:16
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selenafromga
Selena_From_GA :
Given his clothing & that he was in close proximity to the children, I would guess that he was a half-brother.
2023-08-15 19:14:52
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hotlinez79
Lynee Herbert :
that's def their brother. I would guess the wife sold him and had him removed from the painting, to erase his memory.
2023-08-15 19:42:05
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andiegee6788
Andigee :
I’m thinking Mr Frey was his father and that’s why he was wearing nice clothes. Sort of extra evil that the widow sold him away after her husband died
2023-08-15 13:44:04
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popcornattheready1999
Bird is the word :
That’s their brother, poor lad.
2023-08-15 15:16:48
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slightly.dchristo
slightly.dysfunctional :
Another quick observation: He isn’t depicted as fearful or subservient. He appears calm, if not annoyed lol
2023-08-15 12:59:04
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paubarroso82
Huga Stiglitz :
I think the widow knew Belizaire was her kids' half brother, that's why she sold him and erased him from the painting
2023-08-15 22:59:01
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giselle.ali
Giselle Ali :
Why are we ALWAYS erased 🥺
2023-08-15 19:55:06
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_virginia.smith
a_goblin 🍉 :
A lot of comments speculating that he’s Frey’s son but it’s much more likely that the artist just painted everyone with similar features.
2023-08-15 19:33:11
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savvyeducator
savvyeducator :
Very old saying “Everything that is hidden will one day come to light.”
2023-08-15 17:34:30
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liam1381
Liam Hughes :
when you say it's rare what does that mean?
2023-08-15 15:55:27
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damn_lingling
riah :
Why does everyone keep saying he is a brother when he joined the family at 6y.o.?
2023-08-23 22:54:39
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anna_corner
annabanana :
It’s marcel- vampire diaries fans know
2023-08-15 13:49:11
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reallytired_7
Freakzilla :
I can kinda see the outline of him in the second slide
2023-08-15 13:34:30
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jemmmmmmm1
user5528746370443 :
Belisare is their brother!!
2023-08-15 16:16:43
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noface_2.00
NoFace_2.00 :
Imagine what these poor people went through, just the words “sold on” makes me go cold 🥺 he was the same age as my son
2023-08-15 17:30:45
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breew93
BreeDraws :
Sounds like Belezaire might’ve been Mr. Freys son
2023-08-15 16:13:31
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kentuckymomma44
Jaymee🦋 :
How could it be their half brother when the bill of sales reported him to be 6 when he came to the family? I’m glad his story is being told.
2023-08-16 02:42:27
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charlottejayne04
Charlotte Jayne 🇬🇧 :
Why did they paint him out
2023-08-15 14:20:43
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serenablagg69
user8651015837428 :
the ultimate disrespect th him, to remove him from the painting is so sad
2023-08-16 19:01:17
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echomyke
Echo Wysocki :
that's a sibling. he looks too much like the other children to not be related.
2023-08-15 19:35:11
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gali_spirit
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i think the artist knows something about the boy and that why he painted him with the kids , maybe related to them ?
2023-08-15 19:05:52
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thisissavvy
Sav! :
New Orleans? He could be a half-brother.
2023-08-15 21:31:40
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gmarx123
Loiners :
How do you get the image back once painted over?
2023-08-15 22:09:13
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