Frederick Douglass

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Object Details

Artist

George Francis Schreiber, 1803 - 1892

Sitter

Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Donald R. Simon

Date

1870

Object number

NPG.82.145

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 9.4 x 5.9 cm (3 11/16 x 2 5/16")

Mount: 10.1 x 6.1 cm (4 x 2 3/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee

Photographic format\Carte-de-visite

Personal Attribute\Hairstyle\Afro

Frederick Douglass: Male

Frederick Douglass: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

Frederick Douglass: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer

Frederick Douglass: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher

Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister

Frederick Douglass: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist

Frederick Douglass: Law and Crime\Enslaved person

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47306537e-afee-4261-85b4-cfa7820bddd1

Record ID

npg_NPG.82.145