The sanctuary
Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.
Data source:
Research CatalogPurchase this print
Order PrintImage ID
812739
Item data
Title
The sanctuary
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American Life -- 1860s
Names
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1876
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-186
Subjects
Boys -- United States -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- Children -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- Women -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- Men -- 1860-1869
Prayer -- 1860-1869
Gratitude
Fugitive slaves
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Refugees
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Plate 40."
Physical Description
Etchings
Cropped at bottom left edge.
Extent: 1 print : b ; 29 x 39 cm. (11 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17164845
Barcode: 33333159332259
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0abd9340-c52f-012f-2b5e-58d385a7bc34
Rights
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1876
Cite this item
MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The sanctuary" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0abd9340-c52f-012f-2b5e-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1876). The sanctuary Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0abd9340-c52f-012f-2b5e-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The sanctuary" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0abd9340-c52f-012f-2b5e-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0abd9340-c52f-012f-2b5e-58d385a7bc34 | title= (still image) The sanctuary (1876) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 12, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>