John C. Fremont.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Date1856

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/4 x 8 3/8in. (28.6 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a middle-aged man with a beard and a mustache. He is wearing a double-breasted coat, shirt, and tie, and is seated in a carved chair. A column and drapery are in the background.

Object number1950.114.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "JOHN C. FREMONT. / The Peoples Candidate for / Fifteenth President of the United States. / 319."

On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "766". Inscribed in pencil: right margin, "53166"; lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #29" "437 [in circle]"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 4" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: John C. Frémont (1813-1890) was the first Presidential candidate for the Republican Party in the 1856 election. He lost to James Buchanan.

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