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Political Gymnasium

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Louis Maurer, 1832 - 1932

Lithographer

Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907

Sitter

Edward Everett, 11 Apr 1794 - 15 Jan 1865
John Bell, 18 Feb 1796 - 10 Sep 1869
Horace Greeley, 3 Feb 1811 - 29 Nov 1872
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
Stephen Arnold Douglas, 23 Apr 1813 - 3 Jun 1861
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
William Henry Seward, 16 May 1801 - 15 Oct 1872

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1860

Object number

NPG.83.239

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Print

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 26.3 x 42.7cm (10 3/8 x 16 13/16")
Sheet: 33.9 x 45.4cm (13 3/8 x 17 7/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Caricature
Cartoon
Cartoon\Political
John Bell: Male
John Bell: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Bell: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Bell: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
John Bell: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Tennessee
John Bell: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Tennessee
Charles Sumner: Male
Charles Sumner: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Statesman
Charles Sumner: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Massachusetts
William Henry Seward: Male
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\New York
William Henry Seward: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Statesman
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\New York
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\New York
Horace Greeley: Male
Horace Greeley: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Horace Greeley: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher
Horace Greeley: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Horace Greeley: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Horace Greeley: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Male
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Illinois
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Illinois
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Illinois
Stephen Arnold Douglas: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Illinois
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
Edward Everett: Male
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Statesman
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Massachusetts
Edward Everett: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Edward Everett: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Edward Everett: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Massachusetts
Abraham Lincoln: Male
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
Abraham Lincoln: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Illinois
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Illinois
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Tradesman\Boat builder
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm429ebb2fe-e095-4b49-b5ce-5379e232f7a2

Record ID

npg_NPG.83.239
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