James Buchanan

1834

Current Collection

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 91.7 × 71.8 cm
Status: In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID: C24-135346

James Buchanan served many roles before he was elected the fifteenth president of the United States. This portrait was painted after his term as minister to Russia, but he also acted as a representative, senator, and secretary of state. Jacob Eichholtz's painting accurately depicts Buchanan, who often wore black suits and large white cravats. The future president appears composed and confident, b…

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston

Registry history

1834 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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