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Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, 1829 - 1885  Search this
Sitter:
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
75.9cm x 62.9cm (29 7/8" x 24 3/4"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
after 1860
Provenance:
Mary Marvin Breckenridge [Mrs. Jefferson Patterson], Washington, D.C., great-granddaughter of sitter; gift 1970 to NPG.
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Pin\Tie pin  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Male  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War\Confederate Secretary of War  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky  Search this
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson
Object number:
NPG.70.38
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4931f9727-18d1-4aa1-9995-753627c1b23d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.70.38