John Philip Simpson, 1827 - The Captive Slave - fine art print

Original information about the work of art by Art Institute Chicago (© - by Art Institute Chicago - Art Institute Chicago)

A studio assistant to the painter Sir Thomas Lawrence and a portraitist in his own right, John Simpson painted this compelling image of a man in shackles as a powerful abolitionist statement. Simpson’s model was the freeborn American Ira Aldridge, a celebrated Shakespearean actor and the first black man to play Othello on the London stage. The Captive Slave highlights his gifts as a tragic actor as well as responding to—and even transcending—the historical moment to which it belongs.

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• Acrylic glass print: The acrylic glass print, often described as a plexiglass print, makes the original work of art into wonderful wall decoration. Your favorite work of art will be made with the help of state-of-the-art UV direct printing technology.
• Poster (canvas material): The poster is a UV printed sheet of canvas with a fine structure on the surface. Please bear in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the poster print we add a white margin of around 2-6cm round about the work of art in order to facilitate the framing with your custom frame.
• The canvas print: A canvas print, which shall not be mistaken with a painting on a canvas, is a digital copy printed from a UV direct printing machine. It makes the unique impression of three dimensionality. The advantage of canvas prints is that they are relatively low in weight, which means that it is easy to hang the Canvas print without any wall-mounts. A canvas print is suited for any kind of wall.
• Aluminium dibond print (metal): An Aluminium Dibond print is a print material with an impressive depth effect, which creates a contemporary look with a non-reflective surface. The direct UV print on aluminium is the most popular entry-level product and is a modern way to showcase art prints, since it puts 100% of the viewer’s focus on the image.

The more than 190 years old piece of art The Captive Slave was made by the painter John Philip Simpson. The painting measures the size: 127 × 101,5 cm (50 × 40 in). Oil on canvas was applied by the European artist as the medium of the work of art. Furthermore, the work of art belongs to the art collection of Art Institute Chicago, which is one of the world’s great art museums, housing a collection that spans centuries and the globe. The public domain artwork is included with courtesy of Art Institute Chicago. : Restricted gift of Mary Winton Green, Dan and Sara Green Cohan, Howard and Lisa Green and Jonathan and Brenda Green, in memory of David Green. The alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has a ratio of 1 : 1.2, which means that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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