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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—
HAITI.) L’OUVERTURE, TOUSSAINT.
Toussaint L’Ouverture.
Engraved litho-
graphic portrait by Francois Seraphim
Delpeche. 14
1
⁄
2
x 10 inches, an un-colored
copy.
Paris, 1838
[1,500/2,500]
In 1838, William C Nell (1816-1874) black
abolitionist and author advertised in William
Lloyd Garrison’s “Liberator” that 12 copies of
this lithograph would be for sale. While it is
not known for certain that Nell commissioned
this portrait of Toussaint, he was an agent for
its sale. Nell had commissioned engraved por-
traits for sale as a means of sponsoring and
supporting his activities and was responsible for
several engraved series, including the noted
“Heralds of Freedom,” representing both white
and black abolitionists.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—
HAITI.) L’OUVERTURE, TOUSSAINT.
Toussaint L’Ouverture.
Engraved litho-
graphic portrait by Francois Seraphim
Delpeche. 8
1
⁄
4
x 5
1
⁄
8
inches, a small, un-col-
ored copy, after his larger portrait, this one
with a facsimile of Toussaint’s signature.
Paris, 1838
[1,000/1,500]
A SMALLER VERSION
of Delpeche’s famous
portrait of the Haitian leader. Scarcer than the
larger portrait.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—HAITI.)
Le Negre Arme.
Stiple engraving, 14
x 18
3
⁄
4
inches; some wear along the edges; paper toned and slightly “dusty”; damp stain
throughout the lower third of the work; a short closed tear to the lower right margin.
SHOULD BE SEEN
.
AN IMPORTANT WORK
,
ENTIRELY CLEANABLE AND REPAIRABLE
.
[Paris], 1794
[300/400]
