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Engraving of a nude Black woman hanging by her wrists from a tree branch while small figures stand in an open landscape.

Flagellation of a Female "Samboe" Slave

An engraving shows a bound Black woman, nearly nude apart from a cloth at her hips, hanging by her raised wrists from a bare tree branch. Two small figures at right raise their arms, and a third stands at left. The fine stippled lines give the scene an etched, tonal texture.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1793
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3020 × 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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