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Artist
George Francis Schreiber, 1803 - 1892
Sitter
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895
Date
1870
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")
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: Literature\Writer
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Donald R. Simon