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[Frederick Douglass, full length, seated beside grandson who is playing violin; facing right] – Antique Wall Art

[Frederick Douglass, full length, seated beside grandson who is playing violin; facing right] — historic photograph
[Frederick Douglass, full length, seated beside grandson who is playing violin; facing right]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Frederick Douglass, full length, seated beside grandson who is playing violin; facing right]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Frederick Douglass, full length, seated beside grandson who is playing violin; facing right]

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Few of Frederick Douglass's portraits show him at ease, but this one places him beside his grandson, who is playing the violin. Douglass, born into slavery in Maryland, became one of the most prominent abolitionists, writers and orators of the nineteenth century, and he sat for many photographers over his career. The record does not give a date, so the picture cannot be firmly placed in his life. Its family setting still stands out, offering a glimpse of his private life beyond the public role he is usually remembered for.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,126 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127846

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