John Cabell Breckinridge

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Object Details

Artist

Unidentified Artist

Publisher

E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, active 1852 - 1901

Sitter

John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1861

Object number

NPG.95.425

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 8.5 x 5.3cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/16")

Mount: 10 x 6.1cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/8")

Mat: 35.6 x 27.9cm (14 x 11")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

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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/sm40d36ed62-16f2-490f-b973-f2b2d70599cd

Record ID

npg_NPG.95.425