- Created by
- Stephens, Henry Louis, American, 1821 - 1886
- Date
- ca. 1863
- Medium
- lithographic ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
- Description
- This color lithograph on a carte-de-visite card depicts an enslaved man being sold at auction by a white man with a hat and beard who is calling out and gesticulating. The slave carries a hat in his right hand and lowers his eyes to the ground.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- color lithographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2008.9.53
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




