Details
Creator Audinet, Philip, 1766-1837 engraver.
Contributor Brunyas, Agostino.
Young, William, Sir, 1749-1815
Title A Negro festival drawn from nature in the island of St. Vincent [graphic] / From an Original Picture by Agostino Brunyas, in the possession of Sir William Young, Bart., F.R.S. ; Audinet sc.
Publisher [London: Publish'd by I. Stockdale, Piccadilly]
Publisher ENGLAND. London. 1794
Date [Nov. 18, 1794]
Physical Description 1 print: engraving; image 21 x 17 cm. (8 x 6.75 in)
Description Set in a lush, tropical landscape on the island of St. Vincent, the image shows a "Negro festival." In the center of the scene, an attractive couple performs a dance to the music of a tamborine and a drum, played by the girl and boy to the left. Although the dancers are barefoot, they are both well-dressed: she wears a low-collared dress that sets off a beaded necklace, and he wears a wig. Next to them, a light-skinned (possibly mulatto) couple appear in similar costume. The man's gesture suggests that he is inviting his partner to dance. In the right foreground, a more humbly dressed woman bends over to lay plates holding grapes, berries, a pineapple, and other fruits on the ground. In the right background, other well-dressed women sit at a table and are waited on by a girl.
Is part of Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800. History, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies, plates. London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1794.
Notes Plate in Bryan Edward's The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Plates (London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, M.DCC.XCIV [1794]), n.p.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life.
Subject Slavery -- West Indies, British -- History -- 18th century -- Pictorial works.
Festivals -- Saint Vincent.
Geographic subject Saint Vincent -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
Genre Engravings -- 1790-1800.
Book illustrations -- 1790-1800.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1794 Edwar (2) 696.Q np
Accession number 696.Q