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Augustus Fricke
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About this work
Born in Krakow, Poland, in 1763, Augustus Fricke (or Fritsche) lived much of his adult life in Philadelphia. He was a cloth merchant, specializing in imported lace, and served in the Second City Troop in 1808. He applied for a passport in 1810, and lived in Havana until his death the following year from yellow fever.
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Credit lineAugustus Fricke. ca. 1795. Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, French, born Caen, France 1755-died Caen, France 1840. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund. CC0.
