Frederick Douglass

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895ca. 1875

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A lithograph portrait of Frederick Douglass. 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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Title: Frederick Douglass
Creator: Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895
Date Created: ca. 1875
Physical Dimensions: H x W (object in frame): 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (14 x 11.7 cm)
Subject Keywords: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Emancipation, History, Antislavery
Medium: ink on paper, wood, glass

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