(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) HAITI Toussaint LOuverture

Sale 2239 - Lot 70

Price Realized: $ 1,320

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.)--HAITI. Toussaint L'Ouverture. Hand-tinted lithograph by Francois Seraphim Delpech, 17-18x12-1/4 inches (sheet size) with printed caption. Possibly washed and re-colored at a later date. [Paris?, 1838]

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In 1838, William C. Nell (1816-1874), black activist, abolitionist and author advertised in William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator that 12 copies of this lithograph would be for sale. Nell had commissioned engraved portraits for sale as a means of supporting his activities, and was responsible for several engraved series, including the "Heralds of Freedom," representing both white and black abolitionists.