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Portrait of John Brown
- Created by
- Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
- Subject of
- Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
- Date
- ca. 1859
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm)
- Caption
- This unusually large image of the renowned leader of the insurrection at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1858 is inscribed, “John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry. ‘His Soul goes marching on.’"
- Description
- A sepia toned portrait of John Brown in a black bordered, oval shaped mat. The inked inscription in red and green reads: John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry. "His Soul goes marching on."
- Place depicted
- Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.77.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain