Created by
Smith, John Raphael, British, 1752 - 1812
Date
1791
Medium
lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 21 × 28 in. (53.3 × 71.1 cm)
H x W x D (Framed): 24 1/4 × 31 × 1 3/4 in. (61.6 × 78.7 × 4.4 cm)
Description
Illustrates a poem about a woman and her child being torn from the arms of her helpless husband and sold on the coast
Classification
Visual Arts
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Type
mezzotints
Topic
Africa
Art
Slavery
Trans Atlantic slave trade
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.8.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5195aebdb-94c6-4406-8dae-888b6009a1bd

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