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Robin, Augustus, fl. 1860 [Engraving of Frederick Douglass]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08948.02 Author/Creator: Robin, Augustus, fl. 1860 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1877-1900 Pagination: 1 engraving Height: 21 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Accompanied an unrelated autograph note signed by Douglass (see GLC08948.01). Robin was an artist and engraver who worked in New York.

Robin, Augustus, fl. 1860
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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