John Cabell Breckinridge

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Object Details

Artist

McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860

James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887

Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875

Sitter

John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries; gift of Roger F. Shultis, 1986

Date

c. 1859

Object number

NPG.87.42.2

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Salted paper print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet (oval): 18.9 × 13.5 cm (7 7/16 × 5 5/16")

Mount: 29.1 × 22.9 cm (11 7/16 × 9")

Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")

Place

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie

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

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm418c34b35-91f4-4745-b9fc-30741436f821

Record ID

npg_NPG.87.42.2