General
General
Object Auto ID
66719
Alternate Codes
159616
Common Name
Engraving
Classified Name
Local Name
All among the Hottentots!or, The blessings of emigration to the Cape of Forlorn Good Hope to be half roasted by the sun & devoured by the natives!! - recommended to the serious consideration of all those who are about to emigrate!! :[cartoon : ca 1820]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Derogatory cartoon of three black men devouring two white men and a woman in the foreground. The white figures have voice balloons. Several other smaller scenes of torture and cannibalism by black Africans in the engraving. Also shows Settlers being devoured by a lion, a snake and a crocodile.
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Caricatures cartoons British Settlers
Inscriptions
b.c. Pub by McCleary Massatt. Below image title printed in cursive and below that in ink and handwritten "Copied from one by mr GrCruikshank". On back in pencil "This copy's my (illegible) ..."
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Plate size 230 x 330 mm; Image size without title 204 x 337 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
[c. 1820]
Maker Comment
McCleary Massatt, publisher CRUIKSHANK, George, 1792-1878, engraver of original
Collector Comment
Hand-coloured engraving
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