A Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows

1792

William Blake after John Gabriel Stedman

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

John Gabriel Stedman

Artist After, British, 1744 - 1797

This print depicts a person suspended by the ribs from a large wooden gallows structure. The person appears to have dark skin and short, dark hair, and their hands seem to be tied behind their back. They are mostly nude, except for a thin cloth around their waist. The scene includes skeletal remains and bones scattered on the ground below. Two skulls are mounted on poles in the background, and in the distance, a ship can be seen on the water on the right. The print is in dark lines on beige paper, and there are two lines of text at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.8 × 20 cm (11 5/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1828

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Keynes 1921, no. 111, State (ii)

  • Series Title

    Stedman's "Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition"

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1921

  • Keynes, Geoffrey. A bibliography of William Blake. New York: Grolier Club, 1921.

Wikidata ID

Q64962807

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