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The Slave Trade

Engraver John Raphael Smith British
After George Morland British
Publisher John Raphael Smith British
1791
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Object Information
  • Title: The Slave Trade
  • Engraver: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
  • Artist: After George Morland (British, London 1763–1804 London)
  • Publisher: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
  • Date: 1791
  • Medium: Mezzotint; printed in color and hand colored; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Plate: 18 7/8 × 25 7/8 in. (48 × 65.7 cm)
    Sheet: 19 5/16 × 26 5/16 in. (49 × 66.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.1868
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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