Original Galland Semerand Oil On Canvas Jean-Jacques Dessalines. This is an original of the first Haitian Emperor and leader of the Haitian Revolution. The original was signed by the artist on the bottom right of the canvas. The framed original is approx 28 5/8" x 2" x 35" and it weighs 10lbs.

Born on 4 September 1953 in Cap-Haïtien, Semerand grew up in Port-au-Prince. He spent a year at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in France, but was largely self-taught. He was very attracted to the "Gingerbread" house movement that was prevalent in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.