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• Auction House:
  Bay East Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Art & Book Sale
• Sale Date:
  07 Oct 2012 ~ 2pm
• Lot #:
  212
• Lot Description:
  Morland. George. African Hospitality; The Slave Trade.
  two mezzotint engravings by J. R. Smith. 1791. trimmed. Mounted.
  46 x 62.5cm and 40.5 x 64cm. (2).
• Notes:
  Note: This pair of prints, which was published at the height of the anti-slavery movement, juxtaposes an image of Africans helping a shipwrecked European family (African Hospitality) with a depiction of an African man being forcibly separated from his wife and child by European slave traders (The Slave Trade). These prints are a departure from Morland's typical depictions of English country scenes and were most probably inspired by a poem written by his friend, William Collins.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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