Between the Covers

Unbound. Hand-colored aquatint broadside engraving. Sheet size approximately 15" x 21". Archivally matted, fine. Background printed in color; the figure of Boyer hand-painted. Boyer served as the president of Haiti from 1818 to 1843, the longest tenure of any of the revolutionary leaders. Born in Haiti, the son of a French tailor and an African slave, Boyer was educated in France before returning to Haiti to serve as a military commander against Toussaint Louverture during the Revolution. In 1802 he joined Alexandre Pétion and Jean-Jacque Dessalines in their movement for independence, and would be named by Pétion as his successor. He became the second president of the Republic of Haiti in 1818, following Pétion's death, and would be remembered for his unification of Hispaniola and for his efforts to encourage free black migration from the United States. A rare image.

Item #422956