Louis Kossuth, Governor of Hungary

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 x 9 3/16in. (25.4 x 23.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10 1/16in. (35.6 x 25.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA man with a beard and mustache sits astride a rearing white horse. He wears a vest, a fur-lined overcoat, tight-fitting breeches, and boots. He holds a hat with a plume in his hand. The horse has a fringed saddle blanket. In the background are a small group of buildings around what appears to be a church and a row of poplar trees.

Object number1950.78.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, lower center, "LOUIS KOSSUTH, / GOVERNOR OF HUNGARY. / LUDWIG KOSSUTH, GUVERNOR VON UNGARN. / 467."

On verso, upper left, in purple ink, "757". In pencil: lower right, "CONSV CPC 1987 / DWR 2." and an illegible signature; lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #20".
NotesSubject Note: Louis Kossuth (1802-1894) was the Governor of Hungary who fought for its independence in the nineteenth century. He became the President of Hungary when it finally won its independence from Austria in 1849, but he had to give up his position when the Russians took over Hungary later that year.

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