Chapter 3 Visions of Freedom

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Overmantel painting from Leeds, NY c. 1733, depicting the Van Bergen family

Credits: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York

  1. What does the painting suggest about gradations of freedom at the time it was created?
  2. What indications of prosperity are evident in this painting?
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