WILBERFORCE, William.

Address Panel only, in Wilberforce’ hand but unsigned: “The Earl of Darnley or Countess of Darnley”. 2 x 4 inches, laid down, tipped on to an engraved portrait (marginal tears) of Wilberforce, with a collector’s annotation beneath. Undated.

William Wilberforce (1759-1833), philanthropist and slavery abolitionist. The collector of this piece mentions that Wilberforce “Has published An apology for the Christian Sabbath, A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade.”