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Artist
Strobridge Lithography Company, 1867 - 1961
Copy after
James Massalon, 1825 - 1925?
Archibald Crossland McIntyre, 1832 - 1890
Sitter
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, 11 Feb 1812 - 4 Mar 1883
William Lowndes Yancey, 10 Aug 1814 - 27 Jul 1863
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
Howell Cobb, 7 Sep 1815 - 9 Oct 1868
Date
1878
Type
Print
Medium
Chromolithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 76.6 × 60.8 cm (30 3/16 × 23 15/16")
Sheet: 82.8 × 62.5 cm (32 5/8 × 24 5/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Printed Material\Book
Architecture\Column
Architecture\Building
Architecture\Building\Capitol
Music\Musical instrument\Drum
Human Figures\Soldier
Equipment\Podium
Human Figures\Crowd
Jefferson Davis: Male
Jefferson Davis: Literature\Writer
Jefferson Davis: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Jefferson Davis: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate President
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Governor\Mississippi
Howell Cobb: Male
Howell Cobb: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Howell Cobb: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
Howell Cobb: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
Howell Cobb: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia
Howell Cobb: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Male
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Georgia
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Confederate Vice President
William Lowndes Yancey: Male
William Lowndes Yancey: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Lowndes Yancey: Politics and Government\Statesman\Confederate statesman
William Lowndes Yancey: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Alabama
William Lowndes Yancey: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Secessionist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution