A white slave-owner handing a knife to a black enslaved man. Engraving by F. Engleheart, 1832, after W. Harvey.

  • Harvey, William, 1796-1866.
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1832
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33057i
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A white slave-owner handing a knife to a black enslaved man. Engraving by F. Engleheart, 1832, after W. Harvey. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced June 2023 : A master handing a knife to a black slave. Engraving by F. Engleheart, 1832, after W. Harvey.

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The episode is set in a jungle in Jamaica. Caesar is a black slave. Mr. Edwards, his master, wearing a hat and a long coat, gives him his pruning knife in confidence that the slave will not use it against his master

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London (Paternoster Row) : Baldwin & Cradock and other proprietors, 1832.

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1 print : engraving ; image 7 x 9.5 cm

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Popular tales in two volumes by Maria Edgeworth. Vol.II. Caesar had no knife, "Here is mine for you", said Mr. Edwards. ; W. Harvey. ; F. Engleheart.

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Wellcome Collection 33057i

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