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African family separated by European slave traders
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African family separated by European slave traders

John Raphael Smith · 1791-02 · etching; à la poupée; hand coloring; mezzotint; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Slave trade on the West African coast. On the left two European men beat an African man. On the right a slave trader takes his wife and child with him. In the foreground a rowing boat is being brought in with an enslaved African man holding his hands before his face.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printEuropeansslave-tradeAfricansrowing-boat, canoe, etc.slavery
Credit lineAfrikaanse familie wordt gescheiden door Europese slavenhandelaren. 1791-02. John Raphael Smith. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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