Who created "Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade)"?

Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade) was created by George Morland|John Raphael Smith|Frédéric Etienne Joseph Feldtrappe in early 19th century.

When was "Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade)" created?

This artwork was created early 19th century.

What medium is "Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade)"?

Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade) is Cotton, roller printed.

Is "Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade)" in the public domain?

Yes, Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade)

George Morland|John Raphael Smith|Frédéric Etienne Joseph Feldtrappe

early 19th century

Medium

Cotton, roller printed

Dimensions

Overall: 101 × 33 in. (256.5 × 83.8 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Printed

Culture

French, Alsace

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1926

Accession Number

26.189.2

Tags

AnimalsHousesMenWomen

Art Historical Context

**Traite des Nè (The Slave Trade)**, a striking early 19th-century-printed cotton textile, measures an impressive 101 × inches, designed for use as a decorative hanging or furnishing fabric. Created in French Alsace—a hub of innovative textile production—this piece credits British artist George Morland, for his vivid rural and genre scenes; engraver John Raphael Smith; and local printer Frédéric Etienne Joseph Feldtrappe. imagery, evoking scenes of men, women, animals, and houses, poignantly captures the brutal realities of the transatlantic slave trade, a topic of growing abolitionist fervor...

About the Artist

George Morland|John Raphael Smith|Frédéric Etienne Joseph Feldtrappe

English painter, son of the pastel portraitist, dealer and restorer Henry Robert Morland and the grandson of the genre painter George Henry Morland. Comment on works: Landscapes; Genre; Animals; Marines

Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade)

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