The Slave Market 1866
by Jean-Léon Gérôme
A young woman has been stripped by a slave trader and presented to a group of fully clothed men for examination. A prospective buyer probes her teeth. This disturbing scene is set in a courtyard market intended to suggest the Near East.
Read more... [The Clark]- Size:
- 33 5/16 x 24 15/16 in. (84.6 x 63.3 cm)
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Credit:
- This photographic reproduction is in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
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