James Buchanan. Fifteenth President of the United States.
Date1857
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/4 x 8 9/16in. (28.6 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.7 x 25.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.7 x 25.6cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and tie, seated in a carved chair. He holds a sheet of paper in his hand. Drapery with a tassle and a column are in the background.
Object number1985.135.0
InscribedLithographed title beneath image: "JAMES BUCHANAN. / Fifteenth President of the United States. / 333". Inscribed in pencil on verso, lower right: "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 3". Accession number inscribed in pencil on verso, lower right.NotesHistorical Note: James Buchanan was President of the United States from 1857 to 1861.Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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