A racist and complex print purports to show a dinner held at the African Institution, becoming increasingly drunken and debauched as the evening progresses. Cruikshank employs many common 19th-century racist stereotypes of black people - drunkenness, ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pud. July 19th 1819 by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Baartman, Sarah., Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1767-1820, Lyon, G. F. 1795-1832. (George Francis),, Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838, Marryat, Joseph, 1757-1824., Smith, William, 1756-1835., Stoddart, John, 1773-1856., Stephen, James, 1758-1832., Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825., Wedderburn, R. (Robert), Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833, and Anti-slavery Society (Great Britain)
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements, Political satire, English, Politics and government, Caricature, Clubs, Ethnic stereotypes, Intoxication, and Racism
