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Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
Date
c. 1860-64
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.5 × 21.2 cm (9 5/8 × 8 3/8")
Sheet: 39.5 × 27.8 cm (15 9/16 × 10 15/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee
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
