Jefferson Davis
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Object Details
- Artist
- George Lethbridge Saunders, 1807 - 25 Aug 1863
- Sitter
- Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
- Provenance
- Joel A.H. Webb, Colorado Springs, Colo.; gift 1979 to NPG
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joel A. H. Webb and Varina Webb Stewart Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
- 1849
- Object number
- NPG.79.228
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions
- Feigned Oval: 17 x 14cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2")
- Case Open: 19.4 x 33 x 1.3cm (7 5/8 x 13 x 1/2")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Exterior\Landscape
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Miniature
- Jefferson Davis: Male
- Jefferson Davis: Literature\Writer
- Jefferson Davis: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
- Jefferson Davis: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate President
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Governor\Mississippi
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.79.228
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fd3506c6-dc23-45fd-a28e-4e9efbf7a202
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