Object Details
Artist
Nathaniel Currier, 27 Mar 1813 - 20 Nov 1888
Sitter
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Kiplinger Family
Date
1856
Object number
NPG.2018.125
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 32 × 20.8 cm (12 5/8 × 8 3/16")
Mat: 44.5 × 33.7 cm (17 1/2 × 13 1/4")
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Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Home Furnishings\Drape
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Symbols & Motifs\Symbolic Figure\Liberty
James Buchanan: Male
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
John Cabell Breckinridge: Male
John Cabell Breckinridge: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Cabell Breckinridge: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of War\Confederate Secretary of War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Kentucky
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Kentucky
Portrait
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.2018.125