Mar 01, 2012 - Sale 2271

Sale 2271 - Lot 342

Price Realized: $ 2,640
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
(HAITI.) L'OUVERTURE, TOUSSAINT. Toussaint L'Ouverture. Hand-colored lithograph portrait by Francois Seraphim Delpech. 14-1/2x10 inches; matted and framed. Paris, 1838
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rare. 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 had commissioned the Delpech portrait of Toussaint, he was an agent for its sale. Nell had commissioned engraved portraits 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.