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"Taking the Stump" or Stephen in Search of His Mother

"Taking the Stump" or Stephen in Search of His Mother
Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Copy after
Unidentified Artist (Photographer)
Sitter
John Bell, 18 Feb 1796 - 10 Sep 1869
Henry Ward Beecher, 24 Jun 1813 - 8 Mar 1887
Stephen Arnold Douglas, 23 Apr 1813 - 3 Jun 1861
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868
Date
1860
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 23.5 x 40.5cm (9 1/4 x 15 15/16")
Sheet: 33.8 x 45.4cm (13 5/16 x 17 7/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Architecture\Fence
John Bell: Male
John Bell: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Bell: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Bell: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
John Bell: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee
John Bell: Politics and Government\State Senator\Tennessee
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Male
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\US Senator\Illinois
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Illinois
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Illinois
James Buchanan: Male
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
John Cabell Breckinridge: Male
John Cabell Breckinridge: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Cabell Breckinridge: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War\Confederate Secretary of War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky
Henry Ward Beecher: Male
Henry Ward Beecher: Literature\Writer
Henry Ward Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Henry Ward Beecher: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.83.240
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view