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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850
Date
c. 1843
Type
Photograph
Medium
Sixth-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 7 × 5.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/4")
Mat (brass): 8.3 × 7.1 cm (3 1/4 × 2 13/16")
Case open: 9.3 × 16.4 × 0.8 cm (3 11/16 × 6 7/16 × 5/16")
Case closed: 9.3 × 8.1 × 1.7 cm (3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 11/16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Cased object
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