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Object Type
print
Museum number
1873,0712.584
Description
Portrait of John C. Calhoun, 7th Vice President of the United States; bust length; turned to the right. c.1860 Mixed method mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
John Chester Buttre
Print made by:
W W Rice
School/style
American
Production date
1860
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
mixed method
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
143 millimetres
Width:
91 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
John Caldwell Calhoun
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henry Stevens & Son
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Percival
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1873,0712.584