Art Resource - AR920959

ART316179

'Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave', 1793. Artist: William Blake

'Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave', 1806. The slave is tied from a branch of a tree in an obvious state of distress and pain. In the background are colonial men giving orders to other slaves who hold long whips. From Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam 1772-77, an indictment of slavery by John Gabriel Stedman. (London 1793).

Unique Identifier AR920959

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3429px × 5114px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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