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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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Título: Frederick Douglass, ca. 1875. Creator: Alexander Hay Ritchie.
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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.”
Técnica/material: LITHOGRAPH
Crédito: Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images
Tamaño imagen: 5622 × 6798 px | 109.3 MB
Tamaño impresión: 47.6 × 57.6 cm | 2213.4 × 2676.4 in (300 dpi)