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The year of release is at hand
Print of slave family kneeling in front of the name ‘Wilberforce’ carved on a rock face. Next to them lie broken chains, and a scroll on which is written ‘Emancipation’ and the names of Clarkson, Suffield and Buxton.
Edward Harbord, the 3rd Baron Suffield (1781-1835), sat in the House of Lords, where, from 1822, he persistently and almost single-handedly advocated the abolition of slavery.
Edward Harbord, the 3rd Baron Suffield (1781-1835), sat in the House of Lords, where, from 1822, he persistently and almost single-handedly advocated the abolition of slavery.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2786 |
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| Collection: | Special collections |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Engleheart, Timothy Stansfeld; Corbauld, H. |
| People: | Engleheart, Timothy Stansfeld; Corbauld, H. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 187 mm x 121 mm; Image: 75 mm x 72 mm |