Title

William Wilberforce, English anti-slavery campaigner, 1828 (1965). Artist: Unknown

Caption

William Wilberforce, English anti-slavery campaigner, 1828 (1965). Entering Parliament in 1780, Wilberforce (1759-1833) campaigned tirelessly for the abolition of slavery. His efforts contributed to a bill being passed in 1807 outlawing slavery in the British West Indies, and in 1833, a month after his death, the Abolition of Slavery Act was passed by Parliament. Wilberforce also campaigned on other issues, including penal reform and help for the destitute. Found in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. A print from The Slave Trade and its Abolition, edited by John Langdon-Davies, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1965

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C47_234

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,5Mb) / 14,1in x 13,7in / 4242 x 4122 (300dpi)

Keywords

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