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[Statue of the Greek Slave in the east nave of the Great Exhibition, London, England] – Vintage Wall Art

[Statue of the Greek Slave in the east nave of the Great Exhibition, London, England], [1851] — antique lithograph
[Statue of the Greek Slave in the east nave of the Great Exhibition, London, England], [1851]. Antique lithograph from the World's Fairs collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Statue of the Greek Slave in the east nave of the Great Exhibition, London, England], preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Hiram Powers's marble *Greek Slave* stood in the east nave of the Great Exhibition, the 1851 show held in the Crystal Palace in London's Hyde Park. The American sculptor carved the figure of a nude woman in chains, waiting to be sold, and it became one of the most talked-about works of the era. Its antislavery message drew admiration, though some viewers objected to its nudity. This hand-colored lithograph comes from *Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851*, published by Lloyd Brothers that same year.

Created / published[1851]
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
GenreBook illustrations 1850-1860.Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1860.
NotesIllus. in: Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851. London : Lloyd Bros., 1851.
SubjectsPowers, Hiram,--1805-1873. Greek slave. Sculpture--England--London--1850-1860. Exhibitions--England--London--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,444 × 1,139 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218865

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