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The recruiter, or the white slave trade, Grandville

The recruiter, or the white slave trade

Le recruteur ou la traite des blancs (museum title)

Grandville (French) (1803-1847)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1828–1829
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
27.8 × 35.8 cm
Collection
Maison de Balzac, France
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Paris Musées, CC0

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