A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
c. 1862 · Oil on paperboard · Brooklyn Museum, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- Eastman Johnson (1824–1906)
- Year
- c. 1862
- Medium
- Oil on paperboard
- Original size
- 55.8 × 66.4 cm
- Collection
- Brooklyn Museum, New York
- Movement
- Realism
A family escaping slavery gallops on a single horse across a battlefield at dawn, the father urging the horse on, the mother looking back over her shoulder and holding a small child. Johnson wrote on the back that he had witnessed the scene near Manassas, Virginia, in March 1862, while following the Union army. It is in the Brooklyn Museum.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A powerful, dramatic scene in brown and gold for a study, library or hallway in a dark wood frame. It suits warm white or deep green walls and is a gift for a history lover.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1862)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
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A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.


























