The Greek Slave, from "Cosmopolitan Art Journal"

Engraver Robert Thew American

Publisher The Cosmopolitan Art Association American

December 1, 1857

Not on view

The Düsseldorf Gallery opened in 1849 at 548 Broadway, New York and was established to promote painters who had trained in Germany. In the fall of 1857 the gallery was acquired by the Cosmopolitan Art Association, an organization supported by subscribers. For an annual charge of three dollars members received unrestricted admission to the gallery, a copy of the Association's magazine which contained an engraving such as this, and a chance to win art at the annual prize-drawing. In 1858 the grand prize was Hiram Powers's "Greek Slave," seen here in the gallery surrounded by admirers.

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Title: The Greek Slave, from "Cosmopolitan Art Journal"
Series/Portfolio: Cosmopolitan Art Journal
Engraver: Robert Thew (American, active 1850s)
Artist: After Hiram Powers (American, Woodstock, Vermont 1805–1873 Florence)
Publisher: The Cosmopolitan Art Association (American, active 1854–61)
Date: December 1, 1857
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 7 1/4 × 5 1/16 in. (18.4 × 12.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 6 11/16 in. (27.2 × 17 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Albert Ten Eyck Gardner Collection, Gift of the Centennial Committee, 1970
Object Number: 1970.703.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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