Portrait of Elizabeth Freeman, 1811
- Title of the Document
- Portrait of Elizabeth Freeman, 1811
- One Line Summary
- This is a portrait painting of Elizabeth Freeman, done after her emancipation by a member of the Sedgwick family. It was meant to represent her life following the lawsuit that secured her freedom.
- Author
- Susan Anne Sedgewick
- Date Created
- 1811
- Location
- Sheffield, Massachusetts
- Type of Document
- Portrait
- Publisher
- Not Published
- Transcription
- A 3 in. (7.5 cm) x 2.125 in. (5.5 cm) portrait of an African American woman, painted by Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick—the daughter-in-law of Theodore Sedgwick. In the portrait, Freeman is depicted wearing a long-sleeved blue dress, a white head covering, and a gold necklace, with a neutral facial expression.
- Related
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Susan Anne Levington Sedgewick (the painter) and
the Sedgewick family as a whole. -
Elizabeth Freeman (1744-1829)
- Provenance
- A 3 in. (7.5 cSusan Anne Levington Sedgewick, Portrait of Elizabeth Freeman, 1811, Museum of the American Susan Anne Levington Sedgewick, Portrait of Elizabeth Freeman, 1811, Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, PA., Philadelphia, PA.