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Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Sitter
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: 25.9 × 34 cm (10 3/16 × 13 3/8")
Sheet: 32.7 × 44.6 cm (12 7/8 × 17 9/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")
Topic
Caricature
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Rooster
Cartoon
Cartoon\Political
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
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
