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Artist
Charles Fenderich, 1805 - 1887
Sitter
Richard Mentor Johnson, 17 Oct 1781 - 18 Nov 1850
Date
1840
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 30 × 25 cm (11 13/16 × 9 13/16")
Sheet: 56 × 39.2 cm (22 1/16 × 15 7/16")
Topic
Richard Mentor Johnson: Male
Richard Mentor Johnson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Richard Mentor Johnson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Kentucky
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
Richard Mentor Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Library of Congress