Am I not a man and a brother
Watercolour and prickwork depiction of the beseeching enslaved African. The kneeling African figure is derived from Wedgwood’s famous plaque, which became one of the most ubiquitous images of the abolition campaign. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA2537 |
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Collection: | Special collections |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1820 |
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 |
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