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Researchers Identify Black Sailor in 1748 Reynolds Portrait as Boston Jersey, Who Served in Royal Navy
National Trust-led team traced the life of the boy known as Jersey through naval records, revealing he served more than five years at sea with Lieutenant Paul Henry Ourry before being baptized George Walker in 1752. Scientific analysis of the painting showed Reynolds altered the…