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Plaster study of an Islamic galley slave
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Plaster study of an Islamic galley slave

Cornelis Joseph d' Heur · 1717 - 1762 · paper; chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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An enslaved man, with his hands bound behind his back, recognizable as a Muslim by the characteristic hairstyle (shaved head save for a tuft) required of Islamic galley slaves.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit linePleisterstudie van een islamitische galeislaaf. 1717 - 1762. Cornelis Joseph d' Heur. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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