SLUG: ME/Marion DATE: 12/15/2006 NEG#: 186722 PHOTOGRAPHER:

SLUG: ME/Marion DATE: 12/15/2006 NEG#: 186722 PHOTOGRAPHER: Michel du Cille The lone black man know as "the faithful negro servant" in a paintiing, titled, " General Marion Inviting a British Officer to Share His Meal," that has hung in the Capitol for more than 100 years has been identified as the of Brigadier General Francis Marion and was updated by the U.S. Senate curator's official records. The Capitol Room HC5; The painting is in a 3rd floor corridor of the Senate side. (This area is not open to the public. Tina C. Jones solved the mystery of who the slave was in the painting, "General Marion Inviting a British Officer to Share His Meal." Oscar Marion was her ancestor. (Photo by Michel Du Cille/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)