Pity the poor Negro!

Watercolour on card with an elaborate border. In the centre of the panel is a watercolour of a black woman sitting on a basket with a pear in her hand. Her clothes and headscarf have been done in watercolour and prickwork. Under the figure is the handwritten inscription: 'Pity the poor Negro!'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2536
Collection: Special collections
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1827
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Sheet: 220 mm x 179 mm; Image: 151 mm x 113 mm; Mount: 484 mm x 318 mm