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Last Moments of President Lincoln

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

J. H. Bufford Lithography Company, active 1835 - 1890

Sitter

Gideon Welles, 1 Jul 1802 - 11 Feb 1878
Salmon Portland Chase, 13 Jan 1808 - 7 May 1873
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874
Robert Todd Lincoln, 1 Aug 1843 - 25 Jul 1926
Henry Wager Halleck, 16 Jan 1815 - 9 Jan 1872
Edwin McMasters Stanton, 19 Dec 1814 - 24 Dec 1869

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1865

Object number

NPG.83.233

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Print

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 23 × 33.1 cm (9 1/16 × 13 1/16")
Sheet: 33.4 × 45.5 cm (13 1/8 × 17 15/16")
Mat: 40.7 × 55.7 cm (16 × 21 15/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Artwork
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bed
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Human Figures\Soldier
Human Figures\Crowd
Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Pocket watch
Robert Todd Lincoln: Male
Robert Todd Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Robert Todd Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Robert Todd Lincoln: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Robert Todd Lincoln: Politics and Government\Son of US President
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
Henry Wager Halleck: Male
Henry Wager Halleck: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Salmon Portland Chase: Male
Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Ohio
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Ohio
Salmon Portland Chase: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist
Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
Gideon Welles: Male
Gideon Welles: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy
Gideon Welles: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist
Gideon Welles: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Editor
Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Connecticut
Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
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
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Male
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm483ff95bf-fdfb-40c1-9635-c9ee1eb5b15e

Record ID

npg_NPG.83.233

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