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Frederick Douglass [graphic] / Engraved by J.C. Buttre.
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Creator
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver.
Title
Frederick Douglass [graphic] / Engraved by J.C. Buttre.
Publisher
[New York] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher
N.Y. New York. 1854
Date
[1854]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving on chine colle ; sheet 23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 in.)
Description
Bust-length portrait of the prominent African American abolitionist as a young man. Douglass, wears a goatee and is attired in a white collared shirt, a wide black tie, waistcoat, and jacket. He faces slightly to the right.
Notes
Title from printed signature of sitter below image.
Published in Julia Griffiths, ed. Autographs for freedom (New York: Stereotyped by Thomas B. Smith, 1854), opp. p. 251. (LCP Am 1854 Griff, 70567.O).
Accessioned 1982.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Portraits.
African American abolitionists -- United States.
African American men.
Genre
Chine colle prints -- 1850-1860.
Engravings -- 1850-1860.
Portrait prints -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Portrait Prints - D [P.8911.274]
Accession number
P.8911.274
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African American History Prints and Watercolors and Drawings
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