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Jeff Davis, On His Own Platform

Jeff Davis, On His Own Platform
Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Sitter
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
Robert Augustus Toombs, 2 Jul 1810 - 15 Dec 1885
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, 28 May 1818 - 20 Feb 1893
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, 11 Feb 1812 - 4 Mar 1883
Francis Wilkinson Pickens, 1805 - 1869
Date
c. 1861
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.5 x 28.1cm (12 x 11 1/16")
Sheet: 38.9 x 29.3cm (15 5/16 x 11 9/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Topic
Equipment\Rope
Human Figures\Crowd
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
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Male
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Literature\Writer
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Francis Wilkinson Pickens: Male
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Male
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Confederate Vice President
Robert Augustus Toombs: Male
Robert Augustus Toombs: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\Statesman
Robert Augustus Toombs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
Robert Augustus Toombs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia
Robert Augustus Toombs: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\US Senator\Georgia
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.84.200
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view