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Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868
Date
c. 1857
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 27.6 x 21.3 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/8")
Sheet: 35.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Drape
Architecture\Column
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
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dr. Fred W. Hicks, III
