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Artist
Charles Fenderich, 1805 - 1887
Lithographer
Lehman & Duval Lithography Company, active 1835 - 1837
Sitter
John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850
Date
1837
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 26.4 × 25 cm (10 3/8 × 9 13/16")
Sheet: 55.8 × 38.7 cm (21 15/16 × 15 1/4")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
John Caldwell Calhoun: Male
John Caldwell Calhoun: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
John Caldwell Calhoun: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Philosopher
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Congressman\South Carolina
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Senator\South Carolina
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Library of Congress