Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1800
Bryan Edwards
This is a portrait of Bryan Edwards who emigrated to Jamaica where his uncle owned a number of sugar plantations. Edwards inherited these when his uncle died. He is best known for writing a two-volume book 'History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies' (1793). With other plantation owners, and later as a member of parliament in Britain, Edwards fought against the abolition of the slave trade.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2006.44/14
- Object name:
- Bryan Edwards
- Artist/Maker:
- Abbott, Lemuel Francis
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- Production date:
- 1800
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 240 mm, W 190 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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