File:Jan Claudius de Cock - Bust of an African Boy - Walters 5424.jpg

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Jan Claudius de Cock: Bust of an African Boy   (  )
Artist	Jan Claudius de Cock  (1667–1736)     Alternative names Jan Claudius de Cocq, Jan Claudius de Cocx, Jan Claudius de Kock, Gelaude de Cock, Joannes-Geloude de Kock Description Flemish sculptor, etcher and poet Date of birth/death 1667  1736  Location of birth/death City of Brussels Antwerp Work location Antwerp (1682–1735); Breda (1692–1697)  Authority file : Q6148712 VIAF: 295858833 ULAN: 500010481 DBNL: cock004 GND: 139024344 BPN: 24055388 artist QS:P170,Q6148712
Title	Bust of an African Boy
Description	English: This lively bust of a little servant wearing the insignia of a cardinal is one of the earliest renderings of an African boy by a European sculptor in bronze. The sensitive detail and expression suggest that this is a likeness of a particular child; nevertheless, the various versions in marble and in bronze-of which this is perhaps the finest-indicate that the bust was meant to represent a general type. Forced servitude was common throughout the world at this time. Many slaves in Europe were Slavs from Eastern Europe and Russia, but others were from sub-Saharan Africa. Handsome children like this boy might be pampered as exotic, but their lives remained restricted. However, they often gained their freedom late in life. De Cock was one of the leading sculptors working in the southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium) in the years around 1700.
Date	circa 1700 date QS:P571,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium	bronze medium QS:P186,Q34095
Dimensions	25.2 cm (9.9 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	54.24
Place of creation	Antwerp, Belgium
Object history	Marquise de Ganay, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] Marquise de Ganay Sale, Paris, May 8, 1922, no. 83 Arnold Seligman, Rey and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1930: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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