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Artist
George Lethbridge Saunders, 1807 - 25 Aug 1863
Sitter
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
Date
1849
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Feigned Oval: 17 x 14cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2")
Case Open: 19.4 x 33 x 1.3cm (7 5/8 x 13 x 1/2")
Topic
Exterior\Landscape
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Miniature
Jefferson Davis: Male
Jefferson Davis: Literature\Writer
Jefferson Davis: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Jefferson Davis: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate President
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Governor\Mississippi
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joel A. H. Webb and Varina Webb Stewart Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.79.228
Provenance
Joel A.H. Webb, Colorado Springs, Colo.; gift 1979 to NPG