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Title
Men setting fire to huts as persons flee
Names
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845 (Artist)
Worthington, William Henry, approximately 1795-approximately 1839 (Engraver)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Slavery

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1814
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC SLAVE
Topics
Children
Men
Fires
Mothers
Travel -- France
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "R. Smirke, R.A. pinxr." "Pub. by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall, Decr. 1, 1809." "Vide page 27."
Source note: From
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 22 x 19 cm. (8 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17594454
Barcode: 33333159237821
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c3f1240-c563-012f-3abe-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1752: Creator Born
  • 1814: Issued
  • 1845: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Men setting fire to huts as persons flee" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1814. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4031-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Men setting fire to huts as persons flee" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4031-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1814). Men setting fire to huts as persons flee Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4031-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Men setting fire to huts as persons flee