Stephen A. Douglas.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
Date1860
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/4 x 8 1/2in. (28.6 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 x 8 7/8in. (33 x 22.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungeford Museum Fund
Object number2011.376.0
DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, pants, shirt, and necktie. He is seated in an upholstered armchair and holds a sheet of paper, apparently a speech or letter, in his left hand. A column is in the left background. Two books are at the foot of the column, apparently on a table. Drapery with two tassels is behind the chair.
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Label TextStephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln were rival candidates in the crucial 1860 Presidential election. E.B. & E.C. Kellogg issued portraits of both men, which served as political campaign posters. If Douglas had won the election, the line "Democratic Candidate for " [Sixteenth President of the United States] would have been removed from the printing matrix and a new edition of prints showing Douglas as Sixteenth President would have been issued.
Status
Not on view
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1859-1860
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1860
