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General Benjamin Butler Stealing Silverware from New Orleans

Catalog Data

Artist:
Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin Franklin Butler, 5 Nov 1818 - 11 Jan 1893  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal and colored chalk on brown paper
Dimensions:
142.2 × 127 cm (56 × 50")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1862
Topic:
Costume\Apron  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Home Furnishings\Flatware\Spoon  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Male  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts  Search this
Benjamin Franklin Butler: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Yachtsman  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
NM990030
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm447036c87-8e09-4fb3-ae0f-72df191c4680
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NM990030