The Democracy in Search of a Candidate

1868
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Democracy in Search of a Candidate
  • Artist: After John Cameron (American, born Scotland, ca. 1828–after 1896 New York)
  • Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
  • Sitter: Joseph Brooks (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1821–1877 Little Rock, Arkansas)
  • Sitter: George Hunt Pendleton (American, 1825–1889)
  • Sitter: Fernando Wood (American, 1812–1881)
  • Sitter: Charles G. Halpine (American, Oldcastle, Ireland 1829–1868 New York)
  • Sitter: Winfield Scott Hancock (American, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania 1824–1886 New York)
  • Sitter: Andrew Johnson (American, 1808–1875)
  • Sitter: Horatio Seymour (American, 1810–1886)
  • Sitter: John Thompson Hoffman (American, Ossining, New York 1828–1888 Wiesbaden, Germany)
  • Sitter: Isaiah Rynders (American, 1804–1885)
  • Date: 1868
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 8 9/16 × 14 9/16 in. (21.8 × 37 cm)
    Sheet: 13 7/16 × 17 5/8 in. (34.2 × 44.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of A. S. Colgate, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.632.196
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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