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"Taking the Stump" or Stephen in Search of His Mother

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907

Copy after

Unidentified Artist (Photographer)

Sitter

John Bell, 18 Feb 1796 - 10 Sep 1869
Henry Ward Beecher, 24 Jun 1813 - 8 Mar 1887
Stephen Arnold Douglas, 23 Apr 1813 - 3 Jun 1861
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1860

Object number

NPG.83.240

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Print

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 23.5 x 40.5cm (9 1/4 x 15 15/16")
Sheet: 33.8 x 45.4cm (13 5/16 x 17 7/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Architecture\Fence
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
James Buchanan: Male
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
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
Henry Ward Beecher: Male
Henry Ward Beecher: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
Henry Ward Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Henry Ward Beecher: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41b54cd1f-e8ce-47df-bd63-56d31b8e7977

Record ID

npg_NPG.83.240
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