The Slave Trade by George Morland (1791)

Hand-colored print of white men restraining enslaved people on a shore beside a boat, with palm trees and a hillside behind.

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A hand-colored mezzotint showing a coastal scene in which white men in period dress restrain and drive enslaved people toward a boat, with a child pulling on a chain. Palm trees and a hilly shoreline frame the scene, and a seated figure in the boat bows his head. Created by George Morland in 1791 and engraved for the work's publication, this print is titled The Slave Trade.

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Date

1791

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Wikimedia Commons

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