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African Hospitality
John Raphael Smith1791
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
Middletown, United States
Details
- Title: African Hospitality
- Creator: John Raphael Smith after George Morland
- Date Created: 1791
- Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed: “Engraved by J.R. Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales / Dauntless they plunge amidst the vengeful waves, / And snatch from death the lovely sinking fair— / Their friendly efforts lo! each Briton saves! / Perhaps their future Tyrants now they spare.“; “24 March 1814 by S. Morgan”
- Object Type: Prints, works of art
- Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
- Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1997
- Materials & Techniques: Mezzotint printed in dark brown on off-white laid paper
- Keywords: Africa, families, genre, slavery
- Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
- Edition: Published 1 February 1791 by Smith, King Street, Covent Garden
- Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 481 mm x 655 mm (18.94 in. x 25.79 in.).
- Bibliography: Smith cat. no. 245; Frankau 5
- Associated People: Created by John Raphael Smith (British (English), 1751-1812), After George Morland (British (English), 1763-1804)
- Accession Number: 1997.16.2
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