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Slaves process sugar cane and make sugar, 1595. Creator: Bry, Theodor de (1528-1598)Slaves process sugar cane and make sugar, 1595. Private Collection
Spanish soldiers observe and carry out the punishment of a slave, 1595. Creator: BrySpanish soldiers observe and carry out the punishment of a slave who is flogged and has pitch poured on his wounds, 1595. Private Collection
Slaves pour ore in front of European soldiers. In the background, slaves work in the mines, 1595. Private Collection
Diagram of a slave ship, 1821. Creator: AnonymousDiagram of a slave ship, 1821. Private Collection
Retour, a la ville, d un proprietaire de chacra, 1835. Creator: Debret, Jean-BaptisteRetour, a la ville, d un proprie taire de chacra, 1835. Private Collection
Portrait of the poet Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784), 1773. Creator: AnonymousPortrait of the poet Phillis Wheatley (c.1753-1784), 1773. Private Collection
A Planter and his Wife on a Journey, 1816. Creator: AnonymousA Planter and his Wife on a Journey, 1816. Private Collection
Uprising of the black slaves in Jamaica in 1760, 1800. Creator: David, Francois-AnneUprising of the black slaves in Jamaica in 1760, 1800. Private Collection
Man sells a slave woman, 1775. Creator: AnonymousMan sells a slave woman, 1775. Private Collection
Lady with his black slave, 1783. Oil by Vicente Alban in the Museum of America in Madrid
Israel in Egypt, 1867. Artist: Edward John PoynterIsrael in Egypt, 1867. Dramatic scene set in Ancient Egypt showing Israelite slaves pulling a giant statue of a lion during the construction of the cities of Phithom and Rameses
Probable Effects of Over Female Emigration …, c. 1844Probable Effects of Over Female Emigration or Importing the Fair Sex from Savage Islands in Consequence of Importing all our own to Australia!, pub. C. 1844 (hand coloured engraving)
Philanthropic Consolations after the loss of the Slave Bill, 1796Philanthropic Consolations after the loss of the Slave Bill, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving). Satirical cartoon showing abolitionists William Wilberforce (1759-1833) and Bishop Horsley (1733-1806)
Low Water In The Mississippi, pub. 1868, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)
Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. ArtistAlberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie
St Gregory the Great and the English slaves at Rome, 590 (1864). Gregory (540-604) is shown in Rome, with young Anglo-Saxon slaves he purchased; he planned to educate them for the mission of
A Slave Kaffle, 1821. Artist: Denis DightonA Slave Kaffle, 1821. A kaffle or coffle means a group of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained together. Illustration from Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa in the years 1818-19 and 1820
The Harem, c1850. Artist: John Frederick LewisThe Harem, c1850. John Frederick Lewis (1805-1876) was an English painter who specialised in Mediterranean and Oriental scenes
Slaves Irrigating by Water-Wheel on the Banks of the Nile, 19th century. ArtistSlaves Irrigating by Water-Wheel on the Banks of the Nile, 19th century
Slaves preparing tobacco, Virginia, USA. c1790 (c1820-1839). Artist: Angelo BiasioliSlaves preparing tobacco, Virginia, USA. c1790 (c1820-1839). Plate 50 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume II, by Jules Ferrario
The English Prisoners at Rome, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]
The Cotton Wagon, 1880s. Private Collection
HMS Rifleman Chasing a Brazilian Slave Ship. From: Illustrated London News, December 14, 1850, 1850. Private Collection
The Haitian Revolution. Slave rebellion on the night of 21 August 1791, 1833. Private Collection
Queen Nzinga with Military Entourage, Kingdom of Matamba, Angola (From: Manoscritti Araldi), Between 1665 and 1668. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena
Slaves working in the sweet potato fields on the Hopkinson plantation, 1862. Found in the Collection of Library of Congress, Washington D. C
Slaves in the cellar of a slave boat, c. 1830. Found in the Collection of Instituto Itau Cultural
The white slave (L esclave blanche), 1888. Found in the Collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes
Life of East Slavs, 1907-1909. Artist: Ivanov, Sergei Vasilyevich (1864-1910)Life of East Slavs, 1907-1909. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow
Trade in an Early East Slavic State, 19th century. Artist: AnonymousTrade in an Early East Slavic State, 19th century. Private Collection
The African Slave Trade. Artist: Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824)The African Slave Trade. Found in the collection of Ecole nationale superieure des beaux-arts, Paris
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles
The Slave Market, 1910. Artist: Pilny, Otto (1866-1936)The Slave Market, 1910. From a private collection
The Slave Market. Artist: Pilny, Otto (1866-1936)The Slave Market. From a private collection
The Bulgarian Martyresses, 1877. Artist: Makovsky, Konstantin Yegorovich (1839-1915)The Bulgarian Martyresses, 1877. Found in the collection of the National Art Museum of Belorussian Republik, Minsk
Slave-Driving in Central Africa, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]
Slaves harvesting sugar cane in Louisiana, 1833. Note the serrated sickle being used. From Scenes of American Wealth and Industry. (Boston, 1833). (Colorised black and white print)
Spartacus, 1852. Artist: John LeechSpartacus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Armed Slave, 1852. Artist: John LeechArmed Slave, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Arrest of Eunus, 1852. Artist: John LeechArrest of Eunus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Mammon, c1884, (1912). Artist: George Frederick WattsMammon, c1884, (1912). Painting held at the Tate, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]
Slave labour on a cotton plantation in the southern states of America, 1860. Putting cotton bolls through a whipping press before putting the cotton through a saw gin
Slave Gang Crossing The African Desert, c1881-85. Episode of the Mahdist War, (1881-1899). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant
Une Esclave Dansante, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon BakstUne Esclave Dansante, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]
Prince Et Esclave Revant, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon BakstPrince Et Esclave Revant, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]
Cotton Picking, Augusta, Georgia, c1900. Cultivation of cotton using slaves brought huge profits to the owners of large plantations, making them some of the wealthiest men in the U.S
Greetings from Augusta, Georgia: A Busy day in the Cotton Field, 1943Cultivation of cotton using slaves brought huge profits to the owners of large plantations, making them some of the wealthiest men in the U.S. prior to the Civil War
Roman Lady and Slaves, c1910. Slavery in ancient Rome played an important role in Roman society and economy. Slaves performed many domestic services