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Artist
David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov 1865
Sitter
John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850
Henry Stuart Foote, 28 Feb 1804 - 20 May 1880
Thomas Hart Benton, 14 Mar 1782 - 10 Apr 1858
Date
c. 1850
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 16.3 x 22.6cm (6 7/16 x 8 7/8")
Sheet: 19.8 x 28.4cm (7 13/16 x 11 3/16")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
Cartoon\Political
Illustration
Thomas Hart Benton: Male
Thomas Hart Benton: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Thomas Hart Benton: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Thomas Hart Benton: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812 army officer
Thomas Hart Benton: Politics and Government\US Senator\Missouri
Thomas Hart Benton: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Missouri
Thomas Hart Benton: Politics and Government\State Senator\Tennessee
John Caldwell Calhoun: Male
John Caldwell Calhoun: Law and Law Enforcement\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
Henry Stuart Foote: Male
Henry Stuart Foote: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
Henry Stuart Foote: Politics and Government\Governor\Mississippi
Henry Stuart Foote: Politics and Government\Statesman\Confederate statesman
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution