Le Gal Toussaint Louverture à qui le Fal Leclerc avait envoyé ses enfants, pour tâcher par là de l'engraver à déserter la cause des noirs, les renvoie après les avoir embrassés.

Under the image is the caption: 'Les sollicitations de sa femme et de ses enfants ne peuvent le faire changer de résolotion, et il s'éloigne d'eux en disant au Gouverneur de ses enfants qui les lui avait amenés: Reprenez mes enfants puisqu'il le faut. Je veux être fidèle à mes frères et à mon Dieu.' (The entreaties of his wife and children do not alter his resolve, and he leaves them, saying to the Governor who had brought his children to him: Take my children away, for it is necessary. I want to be faithful to my brothers and my God.)
For further information on Toussaint Louverture, see ZBA2710. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2719
Collection: Special collections
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Villain, De
Date made: 1822
People: Villain, De
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Sheet: 456 mm x 340 mm; Image: 309 mm x 240 mm
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