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Douglass wird von Coven gezüchtigt [graphic].
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Title
Douglass wird von Coven gezüchtigt [graphic].
Title
Douglass is punished by Coven.
Publisher
[Leipzig: s.n]
Publisher
GERMANY. Leipzig. 1853
Date
[1853]
Physical Description
1 print: engraving; image 11 x 9 cm. (4.25 x 3.5 in)
Description
Engraving accompanies a brief history of Frederick Douglass' early years (c. 1817-1838), and was included in the article, "Bilder aus dem Sklavenleben" (Pictures from Slave Life). Set in a plantation field, the scene shows Douglass on his hands and knees with his shirt hanging around his waist. Standing behind him, a slave-holder named Coven (Douglass' master from approximately 1833-34) beats his bare back with a stick. According to the text, Coven never let a week go by without whipping Douglass and his back never healed.
Is part of
Weber's Volks-Kalendar. Leipzig: Verlag von J.J. Weber [1853].
Notes
Illustration in Weber's Volks-Kalendar (Leipzig: Verlag von J.J. Weber, [1853]), p. 143.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Punishment Scenes.
Subject
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Portraits.
Slaves -- Punishment & torture -- United States.
Slaveholders -- United States.
Whipping.
Genre
Engravings -- 1850-1860.
Book illustrations -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1853 Web 21101.O p 143
Accession number
21101.O
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Fels African Americana Image Project
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