Frederick Douglass

1847-52

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Artist

Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888

Date

1847-52

Medium

Daguerreotype

Dimensions

14 × 10.6 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in., plate); 12.1 × 8.8 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in., mat opening); 15.2 × 12 × 1.4 cm (6 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 in., plate in closed case); 15.2 × 24 × 2 cm (6 × 9 1/2 × 3/4 in., plate in open case)

Origin

United States

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Major Acquisitions Centennial Endowment