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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Study related to "Why Born Enslaved!"
    Jean Baptiste Carpeaux. Study related to "Why Born Enslaved!", 1868–75. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00018199

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    Study related to "Why Born Enslaved!"

    by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
    Date
    1868–75
    Medium
    Pen and black ink over brush and gray and brown wash
    Dimensions
    Sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 15/16 in. (24.5 x 20.2cm)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawings
    Department
    Drawings and Prints
    Credit line
    Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
    Accession no.
    59.208.92

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