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Engraving of a standing man with a basket on his head holding a fish, a woman with a fruit basket and child on her back, and a second child beside them.

Family of Negro Slaves from Loango

A stippled engraving shows a tall man balancing a woven basket on his head and holding a large fish, while a woman carries a fruit-laden basket and a child on her back, another child beside her. A flat landscape with small distant figures and a sailing vessel fills the background.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1793
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2917 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1793; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Familia de "esclavos negros" de Loango

Un grabado con puntos muestra a un hombre alto que sostiene sobre la cabeza una cesta tejida y lleva un gran pez en la mano, mientras una mujer carga una canasta de frutas y un niño a la espalda, y otro niño camina a su lado. Un paisaje llano con figuras lejanas y un pequeño velero completa la escena.

Português: Família de "escravos negros" de Loango

Uma gravura pontilhada mostra um homem alto equilibrando um cesto trançado sobre a cabeça e segurando um grande peixe, enquanto uma mulher carrega uma cesta de frutas e uma criança nas costas, e outra criança caminha ao seu lado. Uma paisagem plana com figuras distantes e um pequeno barco à vela completa a cena.

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