Mar 31, 2016 - Sale 2408

Sale 2408 - Lot 13

Price Realized: $ 3,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION--HAITI.) Toussaint l'Ouverture, Chef des Noires Insurges de Saint Domingue. Hand-colored engraving 12-3/4 x 8-3/4 inches; matted and framed. Paris: Chez Jean, circa 1800

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A rare and striking depiction of the Haitian general, and leader of the Haitian revolution. The usual one, seen in many book references shows, the Delpeche portrait commissioned by William C. Nell of Boston.