Object Details
Artist
John Rogers, born Salem, MA 1829-died New Canaan, CT 1904
Sitter
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
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The Council of War depicts President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, and General Ulysses S. Grant discussing the Civil War. John Rogers made the group at the suggestion of Stanton, who described the scene as “one of the most interesting and appropriate occasions” for a sculpture. It was later praised by Lincoln’s son Robert Todd Lincoln, who considered it to be the most lifelike portrait of his father in sculpture.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Date
modeled ca. 1873
Object number
1967.114
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
painted plaster
Dimensions
24 1/8 x 17 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (61.3 x 43.4 x 35.1 cm)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure group\male
Occupation\political\president
History\United States\Civil War
Portrait male\full length
Portrait male\full length
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1967.114