Dancers

Drawing showing two women dancing, their bodies have been done in watercolour, and their clothing with prickwork. The figures are taken from Agostino Brunias' engraving 'Negroes dance in the island of Dominica' (London, 1779).

Object Details

ID: ZBA2561
Collection: Special collections
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1825
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Sheet: 333 mm x 279 mm; Image: 157 mm x 136 mm; Mount: 440 mm x 320 mm