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Samuel Houston

Samuel Houston
Artist
McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860
James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887
Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875
Sitter
Samuel Houston, 2 Mar 1793 - 26 Jul 1863
Date
c. 1859
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet (oval): 18.9 × 13.5 cm (7 7/16 × 5 5/16")
Mount: 29 × 22.7 cm (11 7/16 × 8 15/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Samuel Houston: Male
Samuel Houston: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Samuel Houston: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Samuel Houston: Politics and Government\Governor\Tennessee
Samuel Houston: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee
Samuel Houston: Politics and Government\US Senator\Texas
Samuel Houston: Politics and Government\President of Republic of Texas
Samuel Houston: Politics and Government\Governor\Texas
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries; gift of Roger F. Shultis, 1986
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.87.42.26
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view