This is a photograph of the painting "The Slave Trade" by Auguste-Francois Biard, 1840. As of June 2007 it hangs at the entrance to the "From Slavery to Freedom" exhibit at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo taken by Joy Schoenberger, June 2007.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923.