Philanthropic Consolations, after the loss of the Slave-Bill, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, 1796 , 1 print : etching, hand-colored, William Wilberforce and Samuel Horsley, Bishop of Rochester, cavort with two black women in a well-furnished room. Wilberforce and a woman, wearing a print dress with her breasts exposed, sit on a couch smoking cheroots. Horsely, in his bishop's robes, embraces a woman sitting on his knee holding a wine glass. A black servant boy brings in a tray of filled glasses.
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Philanthropic Consolations, after the loss of the Slave-Bill, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, 1796 , 1 print : etching, hand-colored, William Wilberforce and Samuel Horsley, Bishop of Rochester, cavort with two black women in a well-furnished room. Wilberforce and a woman, wearing a print dress with her breasts exposed, sit on a couch smoking cheroots. Horsely, in his bishop's robes, embraces a woman sitting on his knee holding a wine glass. A black servant boy brings in a tray of filled glasses.

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1796

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT16A00_283

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Philanthropic Consolations loss Slave-Bill Gillray James 1756 1815 engraver 1796 etching hand-colored William Wilberforce Samuel Horsley Bishop Rochester cavort two black women well-furnished room. woman wearing print dress breasts exposed couch smoking cheroots. Horsely bishop's robes embraces sitting knee holding wine glass. servant boy brings tray filled glasses vintage retro retro styled engraved image engraving engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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