The Supreme Court of the United States

Artist

Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882

Sitter

David Davis, 9 Mar 1815 - 26 Jun 1886

Noah Haynes Swayne, 07 Dec 1804 - 08 Jun 1884

Robert Cooper Grier, 05 Mar 1794 - 25 Sep 1870

James Moore Wayne, 1790 - 05 Jul 1867

Salmon Portland Chase, 13 Jan 1808 - 7 May 1873

Samuel Nelson, 10 Nov 1792 - 13 Dec 1873

Nathan Clifford, 18 Aug 1803 - 25 Jul 1881

Samuel Freeman Miller, 05 Apr 1816 - 13 Nov 1890

Stephen Johnson Field, 4 Nov 1816 - 9 Apr 1899

Date

1867

Type

Photograph

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 33.1 × 47.5 cm (13 1/16 × 18 11/16")

Mount: 45.9 × 58.6 cm (18 1/16 × 23 1/16")

Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28")

Topic

Interior

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses

Equipment\Walking stick\Cane

Architecture\Window

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache

Costume\Jewelry\Chain

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops

David Davis: Male

David Davis: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

David Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Illinois

David Davis: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Illinois

Noah Haynes Swayne: Male

Noah Haynes Swayne: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

Robert Cooper Grier: Male

Robert Cooper Grier: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

James Moore Wayne: Male

James Moore Wayne: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

James Moore Wayne: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia

James Moore Wayne: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812 army officer

James Moore Wayne: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Savannah, GA

Nathan Clifford: Male

Nathan Clifford: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

Nathan Clifford: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maine

Stephen Johnson Field: Male

Stephen Johnson Field: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

Salmon Portland Chase: Male

Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer

Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate

Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury

Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Governor\Ohio

Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State

Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio

Salmon Portland Chase: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist

Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US

Samuel Nelson: Male

Samuel Nelson: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

Samuel Nelson: Law and Law Enforcement\Jurist

Samuel Freeman Miller: Male

Samuel Freeman Miller: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice

Portrait

Place

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Object number

S/NPG.78.97

Exhibition Label

The assembled justices of the Supreme Court in 1867 were (from left to right): David Davis (1815–1886), Noah Haynes Swayne (1804–1884), Robert Cooper Grier (1794–1870), James Moore Wayne (1790–1867), Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase (1808–1873), Samuel Nelson (1792–1873), Nathan Clifford (1803–1881), Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890), and Stephen Johnson Field (1816–1899).

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery