Talk:Rachael Baptist

Portrait by Jean-Étienne Liotard
This painting entitled "Portrait of a Young Woman" was used to illustrate this article on HeadStuff about Baptist in 2016 with the caption "A beautiful young black woman, contemporary of Rachel Baptiste. Portrait by Jean-Étienne Liotard". Since then it has be reused by numerous other people on social media and blog sites stating that it is a portrait of Baptist erroneously. There is no known image of Baptist, so this image should not be used in this article. Smirkybec (talk) 20:26, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

"Native"?
"described by Italian musician Bernardo Palma as a 'native of this country', which may allude to Ireland"

Where to begin? At the very least, this is a flimsy source: the opinion of an Italian that an African woman may have been a native of 18th century Ireland is manifestly absurd. Whoever contributed this article confesses a lack of faith in the claim themselves, with three sources amounting only to a timid "may allude to Ireland".

Suggesting removal. 178.167.175.52 (talk) 17:36, 23 May 2024 (UTC)