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Haitian-born Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was the first Black general in the French army. 🇭🇹

The #Superfine: Tailoring Black Style (Black Dandy) exhibit at the Met had portraits of the general (father) and his son (writer Dumas).

Portrait of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, 1801
Louis Gauffier
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painting of dashing, young, muscular, mustached Black man born in Haiti to an enslaved African woman and French nobleman standing in French countryside wearing French Revolution-era military uniform of blue jacket, red sash, white pants, black boots, mustache, a long sword; two hunting dogs are looking up at him with affection Met museum text: Louis Gauffier's portrait depicts the general in an ensemble that mirrors both contemporary military styles and fashionable civilian attire. The colorful sash at his waist and green foulard around his neck hint at his identity as a soldier and a Creole. Alexandre Dumas incorporated his father's military exploits into his celebrated novels of the 1840s. such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. In his memoirs. he recalls the moment at age sixteen when, "seized by the desire to look smart." he discovered a cache of his late father's clothing. The wardrobe included "pantaloons of leather," perhaps similar to the skintight pair shown in the portrait of his father and those in the case nearby. Later known for his long legs, as evident in the engraving by Achille Devéria, Alexandre could not help but compare himself to his father's daunting musculature, lamenting, "My poor mother imagined that because I was heir to my father's breeches, I had also inherited his calves."'
February 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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Democrats: when we said ban masks, we mean voluntarily, after meeting three or five requirements on a situational checklist, which is of course optional. We will provide training for all of this unless it’s not funded

Republicans: married women can’t vote anymore
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 AM