L'esclave
Entry ID
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81 (26/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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L'esclave
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The Slave
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze statuette of a standing figure wearing a loincloth. He is depicted hunched over with a chain around his neck carrying what appears to be a heavy object.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Statuette
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 26.6 cm
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Width: 10 cm
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Depth: 8.7 cm
Materials
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Bronze
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Metal (unidentified)
Specific techniques used
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Casting
Overall colour
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Monochrome – black
Inscriptions
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Top of base left: 'N.(?) Charpentier'
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On base front: 'ESCLAVE'
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: generic/idealised type
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Enslaved
Clothing
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Partially clothed
Evidence of enslavement
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Other
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Uncertain
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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‘Exotic’ costume/dress
Action or activity
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Being subjugated
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Cowering
Emotional state
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Desperate
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Indeterminate
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Seventeenth century (1600-1699)
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Eighteenth century (1700-1799)
Date of Production
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c. 1680 - 1700
Date inferred from
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Inferred from stylistic features
Original purpose
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Unknown
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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TWCMS : E1175
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/707, . (no date) ‘L’esclave’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/708
