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James Buchanan
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Henry Dexter’s project to create a portrait gallery of the president and all the governors was long and arduous. He undertook extensive travel during a time of war and his working method involved creating multiple copies. The first step was modeling the portrait from life and casting it in plaster. He would later make a copy in marble for public display.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineJames Buchanan. ca. 1859. Henry Dexter, born Nelson, NY 1806-died Cambridge, MA 1876. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston. CC0.
