Sujet

Ambrotype of Frederick Douglass, 1855-1865. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

African-American diplomat, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) escaped from slavery in Maryland aged 21. He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement. Famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings, he was described by abolitionists as a living counterexample to slaveholders' arguments that slaves lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. The wet plate ambrotype plates are housed in a folding leather case with tooled gilt oval mat and red velvet lining.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_176

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

183,7Mo (6,5Mo) / 82,9cm x 55,5cm / 9796 x 6556 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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