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Faustin 1Er Empereur D'Haiti

Faustin 1Er Empereur D'Haiti

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Description (Brief)
Black & white print; full length portrait of a black man in elaborate robes and crown, standing in front of a throne. (Faustin 1st, Emperor of Haiti).
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
lithograph
Object Type
Lithograph
Date made
1852
depicted
Soulouque, Faustin-Elie
maker
Lacombe, Theodore
Grozelier, Leopold
original artist
Hartmann, Adam
place made
United States: New York, New York City
Measurements
image: 12 in x 9 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 24.13 cm
ID Number
DL.60.3119
catalog number
60.3119
accession number
228146
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
subject
Costume
Diplomacy
Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
Adornment
Blacks
African American
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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