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Artist:
Frederich Graetz, c. 1840 - c. 1913  Search this
Sitter:
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, 11 Feb 1812 - 4 Mar 1883  Search this
Medium:
Chromolithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 33.5 x 25.7 cm (13 3/16 x 10 1/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Print
Date:
1882
Exhibition Label:
Born near Crawfordville, Georgia
As vice president of the Confederacy, Alexander Stephens held a position that he considered beneath his political talents, and he quickly grew frustrated in the job. In 1863 he tried—unsuccessfully—to negotiate prisoner-of-war exchanges with federal authorities. In February 1865, during a peace negotiation with President Abraham Lincoln—a venture doomed to fail from the start—he prevailed successfully upon Lincoln, an old Whig Party friend, to win the release of his nephew from a Union prison. After the war, Stephens spent five months in a northern prison. Between 1873 and 1882 he served in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected governor of Georgia. Plagued by ill health for most of his adult life, Stephens died at the start of his governorship. This lithograph, which appeared in Puck magazine, depicts the ailing congressman in 1882.
Topic:
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez  Search this
Home Furnishings\Blanket  Search this
Vehicle\Wheelchair  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Male  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Georgia  Search this
Alexander Hamilton Stephens: Politics and Government\Confederate Vice President  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.84.105
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48ebb4049-b066-413e-90b3-e406d3eecbff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.105