Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848, François-Auguste Biard, 1849

Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1849. Dimensions: height: 261 cm (102.7 in); width: 391 cm (12.8 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Palace of Versailles. Biard Abolition de l'esclavage 1849