ALEXANDER HAY RITCHIE. Frederick Douglass, ca. 1875. Creator: 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.”

ABOLICIÓN • AFRICAN AMERICAN • AFRICANO-AMERICANOS • AFROAMERICANO • ALEXANDER HAY RITCHIE • AMERICA • AMERICANO • AUTOR • BLANCO Y NEGRO • CHICO • CONCEPTO • DIPLOMATICO • EMANCIPACION • EMBAJADOR • ESCRITOR • ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA • ESTADOS UNIDOS • FREDERICK DOUGLASS • GENTE • HISTORIA AFROAMERICANA • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • IMPRESION • LITOGRAFIA • LITOGRAFIAS • MASCULINO • MUSEO • NEGRO • OCUPACION • PAÍS • PATRIMONIO • PORTRAIT • PROFESIÓN • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • RETRATO • RETRATOS • SIGLO XIX • SIGLO • TRABAJO