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A cudgelling match between English & French Negroes, in the Island of Dominica / A. Brunias, pinxt. et sculpt.
1810
Stipple engraving, first issued in 1779. Shows stick fight between 2 enslaved black men with a crowd of spectators surrounding them.
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [London] : Thos. Palser, 1810.
- People
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- Author
- Brunias, Agostino
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Black people—Dominica—Pictorial works
- Slavery—Dominica—Pictorial works
- Stick fighting—Dominica—Pictorial works
- Prints, British—19th century
- Dominica—Social life and customs—Pictorial works
- West Indies—Social life and customs—Pictorial works
- stipple engravings (prints)
- prints (visual works)
- Prints
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Item Summary
Stipple engraving, first issued in 1779. Shows stick fight between 2 enslaved black men with a crowd of spectators surrounding them.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A cudgelling match between English & French Negroes, in the Island of Dominica / A. Brunias, pinxt. et sculpt.
- Call Number
- D West 42/GC094/Box 06/Oversize GA 2024.04508
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc1544c296p
- Publisher
- [London] : Thos. Palser, 1810.
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1810
- Extent
- 1 print : stipple engraving ; sheet 28 x 46.2 cm
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- "Published April 20, 1801, by Thos. Palser, Surry Side Westmr. Bridge."
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Black people—Dominica—Pictorial works
- Slavery—Dominica—Pictorial works
- Stick fighting—Dominica—Pictorial works
- Prints, British—19th century
- Dominica—Social life and customs—Pictorial works
- West Indies—Social life and customs—Pictorial works
- stipple engravings (prints)
- prints (visual works)
- Prints
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/5cba979e-7576-4429-8269-cf1b5b79f1ea/manifest