The Man of Words, The Man of Deeds, Which Do You Think the Country Needs?
Artwork Details
- Title: The Man of Words, The Man of Deeds, Which Do You Think the Country Needs?
- Artist: After John Cameron (American, born Scotland, ca. 1828–after 1896 New York)
- Lithographer: James Merritt Ives (American, New York 1824–1895 New York)
- Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Sitter: Horatio Seymour (American, 1810–1886)
- Sitter: Ulysses S. Grant (American, Point Pleasant, Ohio 1822–1885 Mount McGregor, New York)
- Sitter: Robert E. Lee (American, Westmoreland County, Virginia 1807–1870 Lexington, Virginia)
- Date: 1869
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 8 3/8 × 14 3/8 in. (21.2 × 36.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/16 × 17 11/16 in. (34.2 × 45 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of A. S. Colgate, 1952
- Object Number: 52.632.211
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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