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John C. Calhoun

Artist: James Barton Longacre, 11 Aug 1794 - 1 Jan 1869
Copy after: Charles Bird King, 26 Sep 1785 - 18 Mar 1862
Sitter: John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850

Date: c. 1827

Type: Print

Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions: Image: 16 × 12.5 cm (6 5/16 × 4 15/16"); Sheet: 23.4 × 18.5 cm (9 3/16 × 7 5/16")

Topic: Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie; 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

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.79.237

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery