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ALEXANDER HAY RITCHIE. Frederick Douglass, ca. 1875. Creator: Alexander Hay Ritchie.

ALEXANDER HAY RITCHIE. A lithograph portrait of African-American diplomat, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) who 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. Douglass is pictured wearing a dark colored suit and jacket with a white, high collared undershirt. He has a mustache. Typed below the portrait is “Eng. by A.H Ritchie. “ Written at the bottom of the portrait in black ink is “Frederick Douglass.”.

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Author:

ALEXANDER HAY RITCHIE (1822-1895)

Title:

Frederick Douglass, ca. 1875. Creator: Alexander Hay Ritchie.

Caption:

A lithograph portrait of African-American diplomat, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) who 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. Douglass is pictured wearing a dark colored suit and jacket with a white, high collared undershirt. He has a mustache. Typed below the portrait is “Eng. by A.H Ritchie. “ Written at the bottom of the portrait in black ink is “Frederick Douglass.”

Personalities:

FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1818-20/2/1895)

Technique/material:

LITHOGRAPH

Credit:

Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images

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Image size:

5622 x 6798 px | 109.3 MB

Print size:

47.6 x 57.6 cm | 18.7 x 22.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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