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Artist
Nathaniel Currier, 27 Mar 1813 - 20 Nov 1888
Copy after
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
Date
c. 1856-60
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.3 x 21.9cm (11 1/8 x 8 5/8")
Sheet: 35.8 x 25.5cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/16")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Architecture\Column
Home Furnishings\Curtain
John Cabell Breckinridge: Male
John Cabell Breckinridge: Law and Law Enforcement\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 army officer
John Cabell Breckinridge: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad
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
