1790S FRENCH ANTI-SLAVERY ENGRAVING
A rare ca. 1790s French copperplate engraving entitled: "An Englishman from Barbados sells his Mistress", 6" x 9 1/2" overall, engraved by "de la Rue". This uncolored engraving shows two European men exchanging a sack of money during the sale of a slave woman. She is shown shackled with a hooked slave collar attached to her neck, and she is grieving as she turns away from the scene. In the background, other slaves unload cargo and a castle can be seen in the background. This print was apparently produced by French artist Nicolas Delaunay (1739-1792) after the original by Jean-Michel Moreau. On period laid paper, fine.