'Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave', 1793. Artist: William Blake

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'Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave', 1806. The slave is tied from a branch of a tree in an obvious state of distress and pain. In the background are colonial men giving orders to other slaves who hold long whips. From Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam 1772-77, an indictment of slavery by John Gabriel Stedman. (London 1793).

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Size: 3421px × 5102px
Location: World,South America,Suriname
Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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