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George Morland
Slave Trade (Execrable Human Traffick, or The Affectionate Slaves), ca 1788
Morland's painting may have been inspired by a 1788 poem telling the story of a noble African family torn apart by the slave trade. It offers a powerful visual statement in support of the anti-slavery cause that eventually led to the end of the Atlantic slave trade in the United States and Great Britain. |