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This late 19th century coloured lithograph tells many stories about the relationship between the protagonists, and the time, in which attitudes toward slavery changed for many.
19TH CENTURY

The ‘master’ and the slave: an analysis

Professor Rafael Winkler unravels several philosophies of the age that lie behind an anti-slavery 19th century lithograph

  • Rafael Winkler
7 min read