African Hospitality

A print of Morland’s original oil painting, depicting a European ship wrecked on the coast of Africa. Africans are shown helping distressed Europeans.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2506
Collection: Special collections
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Smith, John Raphael; Morland, after George Morgan, S.
Date made: 1814
People: Morland, after George; Smith, John Raphael Morgan, S.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Sheet: 580 mm x 780 mm; Image: 456 mm x 649 mm; Frame: 653 mm x 883 mm; Mount: 610 mm x 838 mm