Object Number 2004.0068.023

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

SLAVE TRADE ON THE COAST OF AFRICA.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Frank Henry Sommer, Ph.D.

Creator (Role)

Charles Edward Wagstaff (Mezzotinter)
1808-1850
Wagstaff, Charles Edward (London, 1808 - 1850)

François-Auguste Biard (Painter)
c.1798-1882

William Tegg and F. and F.G. Cash (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1863

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; Engraved by C.E. Wagstaff/ 30, Argyll Street, New Road, London
2. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; Painted by A.F. Biard.
3. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; LONDON: WILLIAM TEGG & CO. 85, QUEEN STREET, CHEAPSIDE. AND W. & F.G. CASH, 5 BISHOPSGATE STREET, WITHOUT.

Subjects

Genre scene; Uncle Tom's Cabin; Abolitionist; Slavery; Abolition; Anti-slavery; Slavery

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

27.2 (H) , 39.5 (W) , 20 (Image H) , 28.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

69.2 (H) , 100.4 (W) , 20 (Image H) , 28.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 24.0 in. (61.0 cm). Plate W: 30.9 in. (78.5 cm). H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

William Tegg and F. and F.G. Cash

Publication Date

1863

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

unknown

Object Description

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