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Anthony Burns.

Author: Anthony Burns; Robert M Edwards; John Andrew; Charles A Barry; Whipple & Black,
Publisher: [Boston] : R.M. Edwards, printer, 129 Congress Street, Boston., [1855]
Edition/Format:  Image : Graphic : Original artwork : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Subject: Bust length portrait of Anthony Burns, wearing a dark suit and tie, surrounded by images of the events of his escape, imprisonment, and public speaking. From bottom, to left and around; Burns is in a prison, next he is seen sold at auction, followed by a post with broken shackles, next, two men find Burns and he is arrested. At top, is Burns sitting agains bags on a ship; next is his departure from Boston  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Relief prints
Portraits
Named Person: Anthony Burns
Material Type: Graphic, Original artwork
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Anthony Burns; Robert M Edwards; John Andrew; Charles A Barry; Whipple & Black,
OCLC Number: 466639758
Notes: Title is facsimile of signature.
"Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1855, by Anthony Burns, in the clerk's office of the District Court of Massachusetts."
Description: 1 print : wood engraving ; image and text 42 x 32.5 cm., on sheet 52 x 42.5 cm.
Contents: The prison --
The sale --
Arrest in Boston --
The escape on shipboard --
Departure from Boston --
The address.
Responsibility: Drawn by Barry from a daguerreotype by Whipple & Black. John Andrew sc.

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Subject: Bust length portrait of Anthony Burns, wearing a dark suit and tie, surrounded by images of the events of his escape, imprisonment, and public speaking. From bottom, to left and around; Burns is in a prison, next he is seen sold at auction, followed by a post with broken shackles, next, two men find Burns and he is arrested. At top, is Burns sitting agains bags on a ship; next is his departure from Boston and he is seen in handcuffs, below that is a bucket of corn, a spade and a whip in a field, and finally at bottom, Burns is seen giving an address.

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