Primary Source

Execrable Human Traffick, or The Affectionate Slaves

Painting of a slave sale

Annotation

This reproduction of a painting by George Morland (1789) has lurid colors and shows the sale of an enslaved person. The artist suggests that friends or relatives are being separated, as one of the slaves is being physically restrained as the other enslaved individual is being forced into a boat.

George Morland, Execrable Human Traffick, or The Affectionate Slaves, 1789, The Menil Collection.

Credits

The Menil Collection (Houston, Texas), 83-110DJ.

How to Cite This Source

"Execrable Human Traffick, or The Affectionate Slaves," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/execrable-human-traffick-or-affectionate-slaves [accessed November 21, 2024]

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