John Cabell Breckinridge

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Object Details

Artist

Nathaniel Currier, 27 Mar 1813 - 20 Nov 1888

Copy after

Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (Photographer)

Sitter

John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1856-60

Object number

NPG.89.7

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 28.3 x 21.9cm (11 1/8 x 8 5/8")

Sheet: 35.8 x 25.5cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Architecture\Column

Home Furnishings\Curtain

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/sm48f397369-701f-4f0d-9cb3-c375ef1abc07

Record ID

npg_NPG.89.7