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Slave in chains
This painting represents the psychological and physical suffering endured by enslaved Africans on board ships during the Middle Passage.
Focusing on this aspect of transatlantic slavery was a tactic employed by European abolitionists who attempted to evoke sympathy for enslaved Africans and their plight through images and evidence of the misery of the Middle Passage.
Focusing on this aspect of transatlantic slavery was a tactic employed by European abolitionists who attempted to evoke sympathy for enslaved Africans and their plight through images and evidence of the misery of the Middle Passage.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2428 |
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| Collection: | Fine art; Special collections |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Display - Atlantic Gallery |
| Creator: | British School |
| Places: | Atlantic Ocean |
| Date made: | 1820, circa |
| Exhibition: | The Atlantic: Slavery, Trade, Empire; Enslavement and Resistance |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Painting: 260 x 205 mm; Frame: 277 x 222 x 21 mm |
| Parts: | Slave in chains |