Details
Creator Neagle, James, 1760?-1822 engraver.
Contributor Metz, C.
Title [Frontispiece for the Dying Negro] [graphic] / C. Metz del. ; J. Neagle sc.
Publisher [London: I. Stockdale]
Publisher ENGLAND. London. 1793
Date [May 1793]
Physical Description 1 print: engraving; image 13 x 11 cm. (5 x 4.25 in)
Description Aboard a ship, a partially clothed slave uses a dagger to cut through the chains and shackles that bind him. With one arm raised above his head, he looks toward heaven in an offeratory manner. Behind him, two white men are seen at work. A quill, an ink-well, an overturned barrel, a British flag, and other items are visible in the background.
Is part of Day, Thomas, 1748-1789. Dying Negro. London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1793.
Notes Frontispiece for Thomas Day's the Dying Negro: a Poem (London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1793).
Accompanied by the following inscription: "To you this unpolluted blood I pour. / To you that Spirit which ye gave restore."
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Resistance Imagery.
Genre Engravings -- 1790-1800.
Book illustrations -- 1790-1800.
Frontispieces -- 1790-1800.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1793 Day 52504.O frontispiece
Accession number 52504.O