Edition: Published by François Depeuille, Rue Franciade Section de Bon Conseil No. 52. Regarding date: Pluriose was the 5th month of the Republican calendar (from January 20, 21, or 22 to February 19, 20, or 21); Ernest Lowrie and Wesleyan Professor Nathaniel Greene both give 4 February 1794 as the date slavery was abolished, but the government kept changing the calendar. Depeuille moved to another address in 1795, thus the Rollet prints probably date to 1794–95; see Préaud, et al., Dictionnaire des éditeurs d’estampes… (1987), 101.
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 430 mm x 579 mm (16.93 in. x 22.8 in.). Sheet dimensions: 480 mm x 526 mm (18.9 in. x 20.71 in.).
Associated People: Created by Rollet (French, active late 18th century), After John Raphael Smith (British (English), 1751-1812), After George Morland (British (English), 1763-1804)
Accession Number: 1997.16.4
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