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Artist
John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857
Sitter
Richard Mentor Johnson, 17 Oct 1781 - 18 Nov 1850
Date
1847
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 26.4 × 19.2 cm (10 3/8 × 7 9/16")
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
Richard Mentor Johnson: Male
Richard Mentor Johnson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Richard Mentor Johnson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Kentucky
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
