Second version, completed in Florence, 1846

Second version, completed in Florence, 1846

The second version was ordered by William Ward (later the 1st Earl of Dudley) in September 1844. Before it was completed, Ward agreed to release his claim on the statue, so that Powers could send it on an exhibition tour in North America. He later purchased the fourth version. (See Karen Lemmey’s essay for further details about Ward’s commission.)

 

 

Related Media
Detroit Publishing Co., “Hiram Powers, *The Greek Slave*,” ca. 1900–12. Photograph from a glass-plate negative. Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Detroit Publishing Co., “Hiram Powers, The Greek Slave,” ca. 1900–12. Photograph from a glass-plate negative. Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Detroit Publishing Co., “Hiram Powers, The Greek Slave,” ca. 1900–12. Photograph from a glass-plate negative. Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
“Powers—The Greek Slave—Eve,” *Republican Banner* (Nashville), February 28, 1845, 2.
“Powers—The Greek Slave—Eve,” Republican Banner (Nashville), February 28, 1845, 2. “Powers—The Greek Slave—Eve,” Republican Banner (Nashville), February 28, 1845, 2.