The White Captive

Erastus Dow Palmer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The White Captive by Erastus Dow Palmer: A white marble sculpture of a nude woman standing on an octagonal base. The woman has short hair and her body is facing slightly right. Her left arm is behind her back, while her right arm is holding a draped cloth. She is standing barefoot on her base with her weight shifted onto her right leg. The base has an inscription. The sculpture is placed on a dark wooden plinth. The background is a plain gray color.