Martha Ricks Portrait Print
Martha Ricks NPG x38887
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Elliott & Fry
Born into slavery in eastern Tennessee, she was bought out of slavery by her father a freed slave. In 1830 she and her family emigrated to Liberia as part of the American Colonisation Society's work which supported the migration of free African Americans to the continent of Africa. Ricks earned a living as a crop grower and farmed turkeys but she also harboured a lifelong ambition to meet Queen Victoria. On 11 July 1892, aged 76, she arrived in Liverpool aboard the Calabar from Monrovia... more
Extra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00
Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00
Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00
Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00
Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00
Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.
The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.
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Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm
Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm







