Abolition of the Slave Trade, or the Man the Master, William Dent, 1789

Satire on abolitionism: black man standing in profile to left, wearing embroidered jacket, laced collar and breeches, holding stick to beat half-naked white man on his knees begging for mercy; heads of folly and regulation rising from the ground at left and right in the foreground; in the background, white men harvesting at l, black men banqueting at right. 26 may 1789 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1789. Dimensions: Height: 245 mm; Width: 346 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Abolition of the Slave Trade, or the Man the Master (BM 1948,0214.538 1)