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., 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.
Creator
Neagle, James, 1760?-1822, engraver
Date
[May 1793]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1793 Day 52504.O frontispiece, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2686
Supposedly taken from life, this full-length, profile portrait shows Leonard Parkinson, the famous leader of the Maroons, the name given to Africans who escaped slavery in Jamaica (and throughout the Americas) and resisted European colonialism. Dressed only in light-colored, knee-length breeches, Parkinson grasps his rifle with both hands as he strides forward. A large dagger is suspended from his waist, and a fur-cover pouch is slung accross his body. The engraver has taken care to emphasis his muscularity., Frontispiece for the Proceedings of the Governor and Assembly of Jamaica, in Regard to the Maroon Negroes: Published by Order of the Assembly (London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796])., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Resistance.
Creator
Raimbach, Abraham, 1776-1843, engraver
Date
[1796]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1796 Jamai Ass 2364.O frontispiece, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2692
Bust portrait of the British, Black free man and abolitionist, Olaudah Equiano, who authored one of the earliest and most influential autobiographies by a formerly enslaved person. He is attired in a dark-colored jacket with a collar and buttons and a white collared shirt, cravat, and waistcoat. He holds the Bible in his right hand, which is open to “Acts Chap. IV. V. 12.”, Title from item., Publication information and date inferred from source in which the portrait was originally included., Published as the frontispiece in Olaudah Equiano's The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano...(New York: W. Durrell, 1791). (LCP Am 1791 Equ, Log 3936.D)., Accessioned after 1870 and before 1900., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Tiebout, Cornelius, 1777-1832, engraver
Date
[1791]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Portrait Prints - E [1885.F.145]
