The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840
Benjamin Haydon · 1841
Why it's great
Delegates from many countries pack a London hall at the World Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840, where women were not allowed to take part, an event that helped start the women's rights movement. Benjamin Robert Haydon painted the meeting in 1841.
🏛️ Part of history
Slavery & the Fight for Freedom (1780–1865) — Delegates from many countries pack a London hall at the World Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840, where women were not allowed to take part, an event that helped start the women's rights movement.
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Benjamin Robert Haydon was an English painter born in Plymouth in 1786. He wanted to be a great painter of history, made huge pictures and also lively group portraits, but was always in debt. He lived in London and died there in 1846.
