Emblem depicting Emancipation
Title
Emblem depicting Emancipation
Description
Lithograph of the emblem of Emancipation. The emblem shows a black couple with a nursing infant, sitting under a tree with a crown on top, and a trunk with the inscription 'suivez raison'. A young boy is feeding his pet ram to the right.
Subject
Emblems; Slaves - Emancipation
Creator
George Johann Scharf
Source
NLJ Print Collection - P/981
Identifier
D0005913
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Print
Publisher
Printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel; Executed by Green & Ward, Goldsmiths to the King, London
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Citation
George Johann Scharf, “Emblem depicting Emancipation,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed April 26, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/5207.