Name/Title
James BuchananEntry/Object ID
IMG699Description
James Buchanan shown with black coat and vest, white shirt and cravat. Oval engraving is surrounded by fancy scroll work. At top is depiction of desk with books and pen & penholder. At bottom left is soldiers in formation. At bottom center is man standing in a carriage pulled by two horses with three other men in carriage. At bottom right is man giving speech to a crowd. Beneath engraving in script "James Buchanan". Below that "Likeness from Life__Engraved by J. C. Buttre." Below that "Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, N.Y." Below that "Entered according to act of Congress, AD. 1857 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office in the district court of the southern district of New York."Acquisition
Accession
47Source or Donor
Ingalls, JohnAcquisition Method
Gift