A white man (Johnny Newcome) sits on a beach in the West Indies: he is having a sunshade held over him while he whips a black man who is on his knees. Coloured etching by W. Elmes, 1812.
- Elmes, William, active 1797-1820.
- Date:
- [24 October 1812]
- Reference:
- 33014i
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Detail (one of six scenes) in Adventures of Johnny Newcome, plate 1, by William Elmes. The location is described elsewhere on the plate as "West Indies". Bottles of "Sangaree" (sangria, a fruit punch) are shown on the left
Publication/Creation
[London] : [T. Tegg], [24 October 1812]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with aquatint and watercolour
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Johnny preachee and floggee poor Mungo.
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1949, vol. 9, no. 11983
Reference
Wellcome Collection 33014i
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