Lincoln with Major Union Figures

Object Details

Artist

Henry S. Sadd, c. 1811 - 24 Nov 1893

Copy after

T. H. Matleson

Publisher

William Pate

Sitter

Millard Fillmore, 7 Jan 1800 - 8 Mar 1874

Edward Everett, 11 Apr 1794 - 15 Jan 1865

James McDowell, 13 Oct 1795 - 24 Aug 1851

Thomas Hart Benton, 14 Mar 1782 - 10 Apr 1858

John Middleton Clayton, 24 Jul 1796 - 9 Nov 1856

Lewis Cass, 9 Oct 1782 - 17 Jun 1866

Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866

Henry Clay, 12 Apr 1777 - 29 Jun 1852

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865

Thomas Corwin, 29 Jul 1794 - 18 Dec 1865

Benjamin Franklin Butler, 5 Nov 1818 - 11 Jan 1893

William Henry Seward, 16 May 1801 - 15 Oct 1872

Robert A. Anderson, 14 Jun 1805 - 26 Oct 1871

Stephen Arnold Douglas, 23 Apr 1813 - 3 Jun 1861

Daniel Webster, 18 Jan 1782 - 24 Oct 1852

Daniel Stevens Dickinson, 11 Sep 1800 - 12 Apr 1866

John McLean, 3 Mar 1785 - 3 Apr 1861

John Ellis Wool, 29 Feb 1784 - 10 Nov 1869

John Jordan Crittenden, 10 Sep 1787 - 26 Jul 1863

Samuel Houston, 2 Mar 1793 - 26 Jul 1863

Martin Van Buren, 5 Dec 1782 - 24 Jul 1862

John Charles Frémont, 21 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890

Exhibition Label

This large engraving titled Union was published at the close of the Civil War, in about 1865. Presumably the picture celebrates the return of peace, the union of states, and the national leaders who contributed to winning the war. Yet in reality, this engraving is an altered version of a print first published in 1852, at a time of growing sectional strife that would soon lead to secession and war. The artistic alterations involved the replacement of several prominent southerners with northerners, most noticeably the figure of Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina with that of President Abraham Lincoln, shown in the center with one hand resting on the Constitution and the other holding a pen. Other prominent figures include General Winfield Scott, seated far left; Senator Henry Clay, seated center; and Senator Daniel Webster, standing beside the bust of George Washington.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

c. 1865

Object number

NPG.89.61

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Print

Medium

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

Image: 48.4 x 67.3cm (19 1/16 x 26 1/2")

Sheet: 62.2 x 80.6cm (24 1/2 x 31 3/4")

Mat: 76.2 x 91.4cm (30 x 36")

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Location

Currently not on view

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Portrait

Record ID

npg_NPG.89.61

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

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