A black woman slave in Surinam holding a weight on her head which is attached by a chain to her ankle. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1795, after J.G. Stedman.

  • Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797.
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Decr. 1st 1795
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37912i
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view A black woman slave in Surinam holding a weight on her head which is attached by a chain to her ankle. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1795, after J.G. Stedman.

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A black woman slave in Surinam holding a weight on her head which is attached by a chain to her ankle. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1795, after J.G. Stedman. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (St. Paul's Church Yard) : J. Johnson, Decr. 1st 1795.

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1 print : engraving ; image 18.8 x 13.5 cm

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A female negro slave, with a weight chained to her ancle. Bartolozzi sculpt.

References note

Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, no. 719.5

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Wellcome Collection 37912i

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