Unidentified Artist

Frederick Douglass

c. 1845 · Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Frederick Douglass” now? National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), East Gallery 112, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked October 5, 2026.

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

Washington, D.C., United States

RoomEast Gallery 112

Closed· opens at 11:30 AM

On public display.

Checked: 5 days ago
In this state since: Oct 5, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: NPG.74.45

What it shows

Social Welfare and Reform Arts and Culture Literature Writers Newspaper publisher Government Diplomacy Portrait

In the catalog

Paintings Oil Romanticism Realism 19th century

Sources

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)
Image: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) — National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (CC0)

In the same room · East Gallery 112, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

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