Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), after E.D.
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), after E.D.

Rachel Pringle of Barbados

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Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), after E.D.
Rachel Pringle of Barbados
handcoloured etching, published by W. Holland, London, 1796
S. 20¾ x 17¼in. (52.7 x 43.8cm.)
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Please note that this etching is trimmed to the image and is without its title

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Born into slavery in around 1753, Rachel Pringle was the daughter of an African woman and her master, a Scottish schoolmaster. In the 1770s, she became the first free woman of colour to own a hotel-tavern (and brothel) in Barbados and consequently became a relatively wealthy woman, dying in 1792 at the age of 38.