Skip to main content

John McVickar and Benjamin Butler

John McVickar and Benjamin Butler
Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
John McVickar, 1787 - 1868
Benjamin Franklin Butler, 17 Dec 1795 - 8 Nov 1858
Date
1840
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21.2cm (11" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Printed Material\Papers\Letter
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Male
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\US Attorney
John McVickar: Male
John McVickar: Literature\Writer
John McVickar: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
John McVickar: Business and Finance\Economist
John McVickar: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor\Rector
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Saratoga\Saratoga Springs
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.91.126.18.B
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view