Slave in chains RMG E9148 - Public domain portrait drawing

Slave in chains
This painting represents the psychological and physical suffering endured by enslaved Africans on board ships during the Middle Passage.
Focusing on this aspect of transatlantic slavery was a tactic employed by European abolitionists who attempted to evoke sympathy for enslaved Africans and their plight through images and evidence of the misery of the Middle Passage.

Slave in chains