Joaquín Sorolla, White Slave Trade, painting in oil on canvas by Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923), 1895

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The painting shows four young prostitutes fast asleep in a third-class railway carriage under the watchful eye of their Celestina or procuress.

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Size: 5400px × 4619px
Location: Sorolla Museum
Photo credit: © ICP / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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