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William Blake, probably after Cap. John Stedman A Negro Hung Alive by the Ribs to a Gallows 1792 from John Gabriel Stedman, Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, J. Johnson & J. Edwards, London, 1796 engraving with etching Purchased from admission funds, 1990 P137-1990 National Gallery of Victoria Capt. Stedman did not witness this torture but heard about it from 'a decent looking man'. The victim was apparently kept alive for three days and never complained. Surinam was the name of a territory situated on the north coast of South America, immediately to the north of Brazil. |