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A master handing a knife to a black slave
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| Caption | A master handing a knife to a black slave. Engraving by F Engleheart, 1832, after W Harvey. The episode is set in a jungle in Jamaica. Caesar is a black slave. Mr Edwards, his master, wearing a hat and a long coat, gives him his pruning knife in confidence that the slave will not use it against his master. Created 1832. Master and servant. Slaves. Contributors: William Harvey (1796–1866). Work ID: u9jcrfmf. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | engraving |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | handing knife black slave Engravings William Harvey |
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| YW040091V | 2,244 x 3,544 pixels | 25 |
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