gerome (jean-leon) - Slave Auction. 1866. Oil on canvas. 84.8 x 63.5 cm (33.25 x 25 inches). Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia gerome (jean-leon) - Slave Auction. 1866. Oil on canvas. 84.8 x 63.5 cm (33.25 x 25 inches). Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia