(HAITI.) L'OUVERTURE, TOUSSAINT
Hand-colored lithograph portrait by Francois Seraphim Delpech

Sight dimensions: 14 1/4 x10 1/4 inches

Framed dimensions: 20 7/8 x 16 7/8 inches

Matted and framed. Paris, 1838

Gallery label: Redfern Gallery 20 Cork Street Burlington Gardens Bond Street London W1

Titled on label
"Admiral Toussaint Louverture Haiti”

Provenance: Anne Grimmer-James Fastenrath Collection

Note: RARE. In 1838, William C. Nell (1816-1874) black abolitionist and author advertised in William Lloyd Garrison's "Liberator" that 12 copies of this lithograph would be for sale. While it is not known for certain that Nell had commissioned the Delpech portrait of Toussaint, he was an agent for its sale. Nell had commissioned engraved portraits for sale as a means of sponsoring and supporting his activities and was responsible for several engraved series, including the noted "Heralds of Freedom," representing both white and black abolitionists.