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Wilson, Branded Slave from New Orleans

Charles Paxson · 1860–1869

Maximum print size

9.4 × 15.5 cm · 3.7 × 6.1 in

at 300 DPI from the 1,115 × 1,820 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 20.3 × 25.4 cm · 8.0 × 10.0 in
Mat opening: 9.4 × 15.5 cm · 3.7 × 6.1 in
Mat border, sides: 5.6 cm · 2.2 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.1 cm · 2.0 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1863
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Type: Photographs
Size: 8.4 × 5.3 cm · 3.3 × 2.1 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Men, Portraits
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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