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John Cabell Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge
Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, 1829 - 1885
Sitter
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
Date
after 1860
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.9cm x 62.9cm (29 7/8" x 24 3/4"), Accurate
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Pin\Tie pin
John Cabell Breckinridge: Male
John Cabell Breckinridge: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Cabell Breckinridge: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War\Confederate Secretary of War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.70.38
Provenance
Mary Marvin Breckenridge [Mrs. Jefferson Patterson], Washington, D.C., great-granddaughter of sitter; gift 1970 to NPG.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view