File:The Slave Trade by Auguste Francois Biard.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Auguste François Biard
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	30 June 1799	20 June 1882
Location of birth/death	Lyon	Fontainebleau
Authority control

Title

English: The Slave Trade.

Date

1840

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

162.5 × 228.6 cm (64 × 90 in)

Current location

Wilberforce House Museum, Hull

Accession number

mk63

Notes

English: Original uploader was MamaGeek at en.wikipedia.
This is a photograph of the painting "The Slave Trade" by Auguste-Francois Biard, 1840. As of June 2007 it hangs at the entrance to the "From Slavery to Freedom" exhibit at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Centre in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo taken by Joy Schoenberger, June 2007.

Source/Photographer

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Licensing

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File usage

The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

Atlantic slave trade

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