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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
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Henry Moses (1782-1870), artist. Joseph Collyer (1748-1827), engraver. Dedicated to Prince William Frederic, Duke of Gloucester, to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade by Great Britain in 1807.
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| Abolition of the Slave Trade |
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Britannia is trampling on the emblems of slavery, holding a banner declaring the abolition and attending to the voices of justice and religion. On the left, the trade is represented by a ship freighted with slaves and by the standard on which is inscribed "The sufferings of the Negroes." On the right is a bust of abolitionist William Wilberforce with a scroll containing the names of the principal speakers in favor of the abolition in both houses of Parliament.
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| Image ID: | 485329 |
Title: | Abolition of the slave trade. |
Source: | Print collection. |
Name: | Collyer, Joseph (1748-1827) - Engraver |
Name: | Moses, Henry (1782-1870) - Artist |
Created: | 1807 |
Location: | Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture |
Subjects: | Abolition movement |
| Slave trade |
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Keywords: | Abolition |
| Wilberforce, William |
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