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Engraving of enslaved African people walking across open ground while a European man in a hat gestures with a stick; ship masts behind.

Group of Negros, as imported to be sold for Slaves

An engraving shows a group of enslaved African people walking across open ground, several bare-chested or wearing loincloths, while a European man in a wide-brimmed hat gestures with a long stick. Ship masts and pennants rise behind them, and a small child walks at the lower right.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1793
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2843 × 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)

Español: Grupo de africanos esclavizados, grabado de 1793

Un grabado muestra a un grupo de personas africanas esclavizadas caminando por un terreno abierto, varias con el torso descubierto o con taparrabos, mientras un hombre europeo con sombrero de ala ancha gesticula con un bastón largo. Detrás se alzan mástiles y banderines de barcos, y un niño pequeño camina en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: Grupo de africanos escravizados, gravura de 1793

Uma gravura mostra um grupo de pessoas africanas escravizadas caminhando por um terreno aberto, várias com o torso nu ou usando tangas, enquanto um homem europeu de chapéu de aba larga gesticula com uma longa vara. Atrás, erguem-se mastros e bandeirolas de navios, e uma criança pequena caminha no canto inferior direito.

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