Fry, William Thomas, 1789-1843 Engraving of William Wilberforce

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GLC#
GLC09791.08-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1881
Author/Creator
Fry, William Thomas, 1789-1843
Title
Engraving of William Wilberforce
Place Written
London, England
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 28.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

One engraving of William Wilberforce dated 1881. Wilberforce is framed by other images including; a white person dressed as a warrior protecting a cowering African person from another white person holding chains with a raised hand. The illustrated frame is also covered in farming implements and a scroll which reads, "Act for Abolition of the Slave Trade."

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