Engraving of a standing man with a basket on his head holding a fish, a woman with a fruit basket and child on her back, and a second child beside them.

Family of "Negro Slaves from Loango" engraving

A stippled engraving shows a tall man balancing a woven basket on his head and holding a large fish, while a woman carries a fruit-laden basket and a child on her back, another child beside her. A flat landscape with small distant figures and a sailing vessel fills the background.

Artist: William Blake
Date: 1793
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 2917 × 4000 px

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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1793; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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Family of "Negro Slaves from Loango" engraving

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