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Artist
John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857
Sitter
Lewis Cass, 9 Oct 1782 - 17 Jun 1866
Date
1847
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 26.6 × 19.9 cm (10 1/2 × 7 13/16")
Sheet: 32.9 × 26.3 cm (12 15/16 × 10 3/8")
Book closed: 33.5 × 27 × 1 cm (13 3/16 × 10 5/8")
Book open: 33.5 × 53.5 × 1.2 cm (13 3/16 × 21 1/16")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Lewis Cass: Male
Lewis Cass: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Lewis Cass: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Lewis Cass: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Lewis Cass: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Lewis Cass: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Lewis Cass: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Ohio
Lewis Cass: Politics and Government\US Senator\Michigan
Lewis Cass: Politics and Government\Governor\Territorial Governor\Michigan
Lewis Cass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister\US Minister
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
