| Creator |
Grignion, Charles, 1717-1810 engraver. |
| Contributor |
Brunyas, Agostino, artist. |
|
Young, William, Sir, 1749-1815 |
| Title |
Chatoyer the Chief of the Black Charaibes in St. Vincent with his five wives [graphic] / Drawn from the life by Agostino Brunyas
-- 1773. From an original painting in the possession of Sir William Young, Bart, F.R.S. ; Grignion sc.
|
| Publisher |
[London: Publish'd by I. Stockdale, Piccadilly] |
| Publisher |
ENGLAND. London. 1796 |
| Date |
[March 18, 1796] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: engraving; overall 28 x 23 cm. (10.75 x 9 in) |
| Description |
Engraving illustrates an episode described in Chapter 13 of Edward's volume, "A Tour through the Several Islands of Barbadoes,
St. Vincent, Antigua, Tobago, and Grenada, in the Years 1791, and 1792." The chapter was written by Sir William Young, the
owner of the painting upon which this engraving is based. Set on the island of St. Vincent, the engraving shows Chatoyer,
the chief of the black Charaibes, and his five wives.
|
| Is part of |
Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800. History, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies. London: Printed for
John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1801.
|
| Notes |
Folded plate in Bryan Edward's The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, in three volumes
(London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1801), vol. 3, p. 262.
|
|
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Resistance. |
| Subject |
Chatoyer, Joseph -- Portraits. |
|
Garifuna (Caribbean people) -- Saint Vincent. |
|
Garifuna women -- Saint Vincent. |
|
Slavery -- West Indies -- History -- 18th century -- Pictorial works. |
| Geographic subject |
Saint Vincent -- History -- Carib War, 1795-1796. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1790-1800. |
|
Book illustrations -- 1790-1800. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1801 Edwar 18058.O v 3 p 262 |
| Accession number |
18058.O |
