| Creator |
Blake, William, 1757-1827 engraver. |
| Contributor |
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797 artist. |
| Title |
A Negro hung alive by the ribs to a gallows [graphic] / Blake sculpt. |
| Publisher |
London: Published by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard |
| Publisher |
ENGLAND. London. 1792 |
| Date |
Dec. 1, 1792 |
| Physical Description |
1 print: engraving; image 18 x 13 cm. (7.25 x 5.25 in) |
| Description |
Engraving was done after one of John Gabriel Stedman's own drawings; it illustrates an incident that he learned of during
his travels in Surinam. According to Stedman, a "decent looking man" explained to him, "Not long ago, . . . I saw a black
man suspended alive from a gallows, by the ribs, between which, with a knife, was first made an incision, and then clinched
an iron hook with a chain; in this manner he kept alive three days, hanging with his head and feet downwards, and catching
with his tongue the drops of water (it being the rainy season) that were flowing down his bloated breast." (vol. 1, p. 109)
|
| Is part of |
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797. Narrative, of a five year's expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam. London:
Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & J. Edwards, Pall Mall, 1796.
|
| Notes |
Plate XI in John Gabriel Stedman's Narrative, of a five year's expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana,
on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772 to 1777 (London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, &
J. Edwards, Pall Mall, 1796), vol. 1, p. 110.
|
|
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Punishment Scenes. |
| Subject |
Slaves -- Punishment & torture -- Suriname. |
| Geographic subject |
Suriname -- Pictorial works -- 18th century. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1790-1800. |
|
Book illustrations -- 1790-1800. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1796 Sted 755.Q v 1 p 110 |
| Accession number |
755.Q |
