The Negroe at the Place of Execution

Etching, which contains historical and offensive terms, entitled 'The Negroe at the Place of Execution,' by W. Skelton after C.R. Ryley, published by T. Hookham, Bond Street, November 1, 1787. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
Inscribed below the image: 'Close by my hut, I saw a Slave quite spent with toil & hunger, hold out to her child a dry and shrivell'd nipple. She is there among the Crowd. That melancholy woman yonder, that holds up her child.'

Object Details

ID: ZBA2514
Collection: Special collections
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Skelton, William; Ryley, C. R. Hookham, T.
Date made: 1 November 1787
People: Skelton, William; Ryley, C. R. Hookham, T.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Sheet: 156 mm x 124 mm; Image: 120 mm x 72 mm
Close

Your Request

If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:

Email:
Tel: (during Library opening hours)

Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.

Continue