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Artist
Ehrgott & Forbriger Lithography Company, active 1856 - 1869
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin Butler, 5 Nov 1818 - 11 Jan 1893
Date
c. 1862-64
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 24 × 24 cm (9 7/16 × 9 7/16")
Sheet: 43 × 29 cm (16 15/16 × 11 7/16")
Book closed: 43.5 × 31.5 × 1.5 cm (17 1/8 × 12 3/8 × 9/16")
Book open: 43.5 × 59 × 1.5 cm (17 1/8 × 23 1/4 × 9/16")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Military
Vehicle\Ship\Sailing ship
Weapon\Sword
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Portfolio
Exterior\Landscape\Coastal\Harbor
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Male
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Yachtsman
Portrait
Place
United States\Ohio\Hamilton\Cincinnati
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution