James Buchanan
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
Publisher
E. and H.T. Anthony and Company
(American, 1852-1901)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1860
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 x 2 7/16 in. (10.2 x 6.2 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. (8.6 x 5.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. (8.6 x 5.4 cm)
InscribedHandrwritten below image: "Buchanan". Stamped on reverse: "PUBLISHED BY / E. ANTHONY, / 501 Broadway, / NEW YORK. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC / NEGATIVE, / FROM / BRADY'S NATIONAL / Portrait Gallery." There is a paper stamp below the imprint: "McALLISTER / & / BROTHER / 728 Chestnut Street / PHILADELPHIA".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.97
Not on view
DescriptionThis carte de visite is a full-length (except for the feet) seated portrait of James Buchanan (1791-1868), President of the United States, 1857-1861. He has white hair; there is a table with books partially visible beside his right elbow. White mount is rectangular with rounded corners.Label TextMathew B. Brady American, 1823−1896 James Buchanan, ca. 1860 Published by E. and H. T. Anthony & Co., New York, N.Y. Albumen print (photograph) Pennsylvania Democrat James Buchanan (1791−1868) preceded Lincoln as America’s 15th president, holding the office from 1857 to 1861. Buchanan likely sat for this carte-de-visite photograph in Mathew Brady’s Washington, D.C., studio and gallery, which had opened recently in January 1858. Museum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr. 90.97 Exhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25, 1996 - March 2, 1997 "Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
