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(HAITI.) L’OUVERTURE,TOUSSAINT.
Toussaint L’Ouverture.
Hand-colored
lithograph portrait by Francois Seraphim Delpech. 14-1/2x10 inches; matted and framed.
Paris, 1838
[3,000/4,000]
RARE
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In 1838,William C. Nell (1816-1874) black abolitionist and author advertised in
William Lloyd Garrison’s “Liberator” that 12 copies of this lithograph would be for sale.
While it is not known for certain that Nell had commissioned the Delpech portrait ofToussaint,
he was an agent for its sale. Nell had commissioned engraved portraits for sale as a means of
sponsoring and supporting his activities and was responsible for several engraved series,
including the noted “Heralds of Freedom,” representing both white and black abolitionists.