Slavery Collection (page 12)

Prince Et Esclave Revant, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
Prince Et Esclave Revant, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

Anglers Repast, 1789, (1902). Artist: William Ward
Anglers Repast, 1789. After a painting by George Morland (1763-1804). From The Connoisseur Vol. IV [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Cuba: Corte de Cana. Cutting Sugar Cane, c1910. [Edielon Jordo]

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, 1943
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. prior to the Civil War

Steamer loaded with cotton at a wharf, Savannah River, Augusta, Georgia, 1908. Cultivation of cotton using slaves brought huge profits to the owners of large plantations

Roman Lady and Slaves, c1910. Slavery in ancient Rome played an important role in Roman society and economy. Slaves performed many domestic services

Felix Varela Philosopher, (1788-1853), 1920s
Felix Varela, philosopher and patriot, born in Havana in 1788. He was a Roman Catholic priest and independence leader who is regarded as a notable figure in the Catholic Church in Cuba

Slavery emancipation festival in Barbados, c1880

The Freed Slave, statue in Memorial Hall, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, USA, c1876
The Freed Slave, statue in Memorial Hall, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, c1876. The exhibition was held to commemorate the centenary of the American Declaration of

The slave trade in Africa: a gang on the march, c1875

Ex-slaves parading with liberation manifestos, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (1951). A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making, text by DC Somervell

James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, c1860 (1955). Buchanan (1791-1868) was president from 1857 until 1861

John Caldwell Calhoun, American politician, 1850 (1955). Calhoun (1782-1850) served as Vice-President from 1825-1832, and then as a US Senator until 1850

The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave, 1548 (1870). Artist: Jules Lavee
The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave, 1548 (1870). Found in the collection of the Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice. A print from Les Chef D oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris

Victor Schoelcher, French anti-slavery campaigner, 1880. Schoelcher (1804-1893) campaigned tirelessly in the 1830s and 1840s for the abolition of slavery in Frances colonies

Charles Lavigerie, French clergyman, 1869. Lavigerie (1825-1892) was appointed Archbishop of Algiers in 1866, and was later made primate for the whole of equatorial Africa by Pope Pius IX

Loading a cotton steamer, USA, c1880. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

A slave hunt, USA, mid 19th century (c1880). An escaped negro slave being pursued by men on horseback with dogs. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III

A plan of the interior of a slave ship, 1808 (1965). A plan of a slave ship prepared by the Wilberforce Committee to give the spectator an idea of the sufferings of the Africans in the middle

A page from the journal of John Newton, 1750-1754 (1965). John Newton (1725-1807) was a slave trader from 1750-1754, but he later became a priest and abolitionist

Scene from slave life, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

The selling and branding of slaves before being put aboard a ship, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Chained and yoked slaves on the march to the trading station, 1965. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Slavery accounts, 1698-1701 (1965). Accounts of the number of negroes delivered to the islands of Barbados, Jamaica and Antigua for the years 1698-1701

A remonstration of the subject of the slave trade, 1789 (1965). A remonstration from the Council and Assembly of Jamaica to the House of Commons on the subject of the slave trade

Gathering cotton in a cotton plantation, c1895. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

The emancipation of slaves on a West Indian plantation, early 19th century (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

A slave woman from Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Sudanese Arabs and a female Shilluk slave, Sudan, 1895. Artist: Ivan Pranishnikoff
Sudanese Arabs and a female Shilluk slave, Sudan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 19th century
John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 1858. Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison holds a meeting. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

The Chinese people sold for slaves by the Tartars, after their conquest by Zinguis-Khan, (1847). Artist: B Clayton
The Chinese people sold for slaves by the Tartars, after their conquest by Zinguis-Khan, (1847). Scene during the early 13th century when the Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1155-1227)

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American abolitionist and novelist, 1926. Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) attacked the cruelty of slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play

The Choice Between a Female Slave or a Vase, 1902-1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 8

The first reading of the proclamation of emancipation, 1863, (c1920). American president Abraham Lincoln issued the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863

The Right Honorable Charles James Fox (1749-1806), 1816. Artist: I Brown
The Right Honorable Charles James Fox (1749-1806), 1816. Fox was a prominent Whig politician. He is noted as an anti-slavery campaigner

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president, 1860. Artist: T Cole
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president, 1860. The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Roasting pig in the jungle, Cuba, (c1910). Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Coffee plantation, Cuba, 1768 (c1910)
Coffee plantation, 1768. The first coffee plant was brought to Cuba in the 18th century by Don Jose Gelabert. In 1748 he founded the first coffee plantation in Cuba, in Wajay

Mariana Grajales Coello (1808-1893), Mother of Cuba, c1910
Mariana Grajales Coello (1808-1893), Cuban icon of the womens struggle and the fight for an independent Cuba free from slavery

Moret dictating the autonomy, c1910. In 1897 as Minister for Overseas Colonies (Ultramar) Segismundo Moret (1833-1913) decreed the autonomy for Cuba

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, British Whig statesman and Prime Minister, 1829. Artist: Dean
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, British Whig statesman and Prime Minister, 1829. Lord Grenville (1759-1834) was the son of George Grenville

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president. The 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years later

Chuma and Susi, 19th century. Chuma and Susi were loyal servants of explorer David Livingstone. They came into the limelight after their employer Livingstone died at Chitambos village

Be not amaz d dear Mother, it is indeed your daughter Anne, 1770. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Quadrille, le Quadrille, 1743. Artist: Truchy
Quadrille, le Quadrille, 1743. Quadrille was the name of a dance and also of a card game. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Taste in High Life, 1746. Artist: William Hogarth
Taste in High Life, 1746. A satire on affected manners. A man holds a saucer and a woman daintily holds the teacup. Another woman tickles a black servant under the chin

Thomas Clarkson, English politician and anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Artist: J Cochran
Thomas Clarkson, English politician and anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Clarkson (1760-1846) was a prominent campaigner for the abolition of slavery in the British Empire

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