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Portraits included in the 2007 Portraits, People & Abolition trail, which commemorated the 200th anniversary of the passing of the Act of Parliament that legally ended British involvement in the transatlantic trade in African people to serve as slave labour in the Americas, the West Indies and Europe.

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Mary Wollstonecraft, by John Opie - NPG 1237

Mary Wollstonecraft

by John Opie
oil on canvas, circa 1797
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1237

William Blake, by Thomas Phillips - NPG 212

William Blake

by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1807
On display in Room 17 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 212

William Wilberforce, by Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 3

William Wilberforce

by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1828
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3

Mary Seacole, by Albert Charles Challen - NPG 6856

Mary Seacole

by Albert Charles Challen
oil on panel, 1869
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6856

Sir John Hawkins, by Magdalena de Passe, or by  Willem de Passe - NPG D3236

Sir John Hawkins

by Magdalena de Passe, or by Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1620
NPG D3236

Aphra Behn, by Robert White, after  John Riley - NPG D9483

Aphra Behn

by Robert White, after John Riley
line engraving, 1718
NPG D9483

William Ansah Sessarakoo, by John Faber Jr, after  Gabriel Mathias - NPG D9199

William Ansah Sessarakoo

by John Faber Jr, after Gabriel Mathias
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D9199

Ignatius Sancho, by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by  John Bowyer Nichols, after  Thomas Gainsborough - NPG D3581

Ignatius Sancho

by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Bowyer Nichols, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving, published 1781 (1768)
NPG D3581

Olaudah Equiano ('Gustavus Vassa'), by Daniel Orme, published by  Olaudah Equiano ('Gustavus Vassa'), after  W. Denton - NPG D8546

Olaudah Equiano ('Gustavus Vassa')

by Daniel Orme, published by Olaudah Equiano ('Gustavus Vassa'), after W. Denton
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1789
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG D8546

John Newton, by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after  John Russell - NPG D16282

John Newton

by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after John Russell
line engraving, published 1 January 1808 (1788)
NPG D16282

Tom Molineaux ('Molineaux'), by and published by Robert Dighton - NPG D13314

Tom Molineaux ('Molineaux')

by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published January 1812
NPG D13314

Thomas Clarkson, after Alfred Edward Chalon - NPG D1468

Thomas Clarkson

after Alfred Edward Chalon
mezzotint, (1824)
NPG D1468

Toussaint L'Ouverture, published by François Séraphin Delpech, after  Nicolas Eustache Maurin - NPG D8211

Toussaint L'Ouverture

published by François Séraphin Delpech, after Nicolas Eustache Maurin
lithograph, 1833
NPG D8211