A Disappointment

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A depiction of a European dandy lifting a handkerchief from the face of a sleeping woman dressed in European clothing, and discovering she is African. His expression is one of disgust, contempt and, as the title of the print makes clear, disappointment. The caption below reads: ‘D-nme she’s a Black one.’

The work was published by Thomas McLean, Haymarket.

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Object Details

ID:	ZBA2679
Collection:	Special collections
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	McLean, Thomas
Date made:	circa 1828
People:	McLean, Thomas
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements:	Sheet: 360 mm x 247 mm; Image: 360 mm x 247 mm