Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath

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Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath

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Long considered a satirical painting, new research shows Francis Williams was celebrating recording the arrival of Halley's comet in 1759.

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