Left: Hiram Powers. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-110372 (b&w film copy neg.). Right: Statue of the Greek Slave in the east nave of the Great Exhibition, 1851. [Click on both images to enlarge them, and on this one for more information.].
Works
- Psyche
- The Greek Slave (1844; reception)
- The Greek Slave (history of versions)
- Eve Disconsolate (c. 1871-72)
- Faith (c. 1871-72)
Related Material
- Closing the Exhibition (Punch cartoon showing the Greek slave, now demurely dressed)
- [Review of] The Colour of Anxiety: Race, Sexuality and Disorder in Victorian Sculpture" at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds (2022–2023)
- Andromeda — Women in Chains
Bibliography
The Great Exhibition of 1851: A Commemorative Album. rev. ed. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1964. Figure 184.
Sculpture Victorious: Art in the Age of Invention, 1837-1901. Eds. Martina Droth, Jason Edwards, Michael Hatt. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014.
Created 31 October 2015
Last modified 28 August 2026