The National Game

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Object Details

Artist

Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907

Sitter

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865

John Bell, 18 Feb 1796 - 10 Sep 1869

John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875

Stephen Arnold Douglas, 23 Apr 1813 - 3 Jun 1861

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1860

Object number

NPG.2015.26

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 30.7 × 41 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Nature & Environment\Animal

Caricature

Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball

Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat

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

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

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/sm492d1d3b1-f391-43f0-aff4-98dccec41f5e

Record ID

npg_NPG.2015.26