A Surinam Planter in his Morning Dress.
London: Joseph Johnson.
Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists.
This image shows a European man in a large hat smoking a pipe while being attended to by an enslaved woman.
William Blake (1757-1827) was a British poet, painter, and printmaker.
Illustrator: William Blake
Binding: Unbound
Condition: Very Good(+)
Language: English
Price: $650.00
Item #287793