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The Offering of the Carriers of the Press to their Patrons

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Unidentified Artist

Sitter

Charles Wilkes, 3 Apr 1798 - 8 Feb 1877
George Archibald McCall, 16 Mar 1802 - 25 Feb 1868
Thomas West Sherman, 26 Mar 1813 - 31 Dec 1879
Henry Wager Halleck, 16 Jan 1815 - 9 Jan 1872
Nathaniel Prentice Banks, 30 Jan 1816 - 1 Sep 1894
George Brinton McClellan, 3 Dec 1826 - 29 Oct 1885
Samuel Francis Du Pont, 27 Sep 1803 - 23 Jun 1865

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1862

Object number

NPG.80.278

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Print

Medium

Lithograph with tintstone on paper

Dimensions

Image: 27.8 x 21.5cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/16")
Sheet: 48.1 x 37cm (18 15/16 x 14 9/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Broadside
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Male
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Massachusetts
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Henry Wager Halleck: Male
Henry Wager Halleck: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
George Archibald McCall: Male
George Archibald McCall: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Thomas West Sherman: Male
George Brinton McClellan: Male
George Brinton McClellan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
George Brinton McClellan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Brinton McClellan: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\New Jersey
George Brinton McClellan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Samuel Francis Du Pont: Male
Samuel Francis Du Pont: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral
Charles Wilkes: Male
Charles Wilkes: Science and Technology\Explorer
Charles Wilkes: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Rear Admiral
Charles Wilkes: Science and Technology\Scientist\Earth scientist\Hydrographer
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d71a65f7-272d-4718-9a18-7a4303c48018

Record ID

npg_NPG.80.278
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