page_title: Stafford Allen
hierarchical_section_title: Stafford Allen
caption_attribution_description: English: Abraham Beaumont (left) and Stafford Allen (mid) and William Beaumont shown in a detail from The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840, by Benjamin Robert Haydon (died 1846), given to the National Portrait Gallery, London in 1880 by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Oil on canvas, 1841. 117 in. x 151 in. (2972 mm x 3836 mm). See source website for additional information. Quote from the description at the National Portrait Gallery website: This monumental painting records the 1840 convention of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society which was established to promote worldwide abolition. A frail and elderly Thomas Clarkson[Thomas] Clarkson&#x5d;&#x5d; addresses a meeting of over 500 delegates. [...] Haydon later wrote: 'a liberated slave, now a delegate, is looking up to Clarkson with deep interest ... this is the point of interest in the picture, and illustrative of the object in painting it, the African sitting by the intellectual European, in equality and intelligence'. Identified persons in this portrait (based on National Portrait Gallery description) follow. For an image map showing the location of each person in the painting, see en:Template:Anti-Slavery Society Convention 1840. * Abraham Beaumont (1782-1848), ... Stafford Allen (1806-1889), ... * William Beaumont (1790-1869), ... Français&#160;: Convention de la société contre l'esclavage, 1840 («&#160;The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840&#160;»), peint par Benjamin Robert Haydon (†1846). Huile sur toile de (297,2 cm × 383,6 cm) donnée à la National Portrait Gallery de Londres en 1880 par la British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Cette peinture monumentale représente la convention de la British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society de 1840. Cette société a été fondée pour abolir l'esclavage partout dans le monde. Thomas Clarkson, déjà âgé et faible, s'adresse aux délégués, parmi lesquels un ancien esclave affranchi, qui le regarde avec grand intérêt. Ce délégué représente à lui seul l'objectif de cette société, un africain assis au milieu d'intellectuels européens, en égal et en intelligence. Une liste des personnes représentées sur le tableau suit. Pour connaitre leur position, se référer à cette image. * Abraham Beaumont (1782-1848), ... Stafford Allen (1806-1889), ... William Beaumont (1790-1869), ...
context_page_description: Stafford Allen was a British industrialist, abolitionist, Quaker and philanthropist. He founded the company Stafford Allen and Sons. He supported a number of causes and after fifty years of support he was made a Vice-President of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
context_section_description: Stafford Allen (1806 – 14 October 1889) was a British industrialist, abolitionist, Quaker and philanthropist. He founded the company Stafford Allen and Sons. He supported a number of causes and after fifty years of support he was made a Vice-President of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
caption: Abraham Beaumont, Stafford Allen and William Beaumont at the World Anti-Slavery Convention
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