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![]() | A Lady 1856 Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH | Unrated | Anonymous | |
A Portrait Of A Lady 1853 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
![]() | Abraham Lincoln 1860 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | ![]() Lincoln was becoming a national celebrity during the summer of 1860, but some worried that his looks might cost him votes. Philadelphia supporter John M. Read hired John Henry Brown to make a good, small portrait that would serve as the basis for a printed campaign image. Brown had five sittings with the candidate but also based the image on several... | Unrated | Anonymous |
![]() | Ada Brown 1847 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
![]() | Adaline Peters Brown 1846 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
Hannah Troup (Mrs. Charles Manigault Morris) 1855 Gibbes Museum of Art Charleston, SC | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
![]() | Harriet Lane Johnston 1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | ![]() Harriet Lane Johnston (1830-1903) was President James Buchanans niece and ward, and served as hostess of the White House during Buchanans administration. Orphaned at age eleven, she was raised by her uncle, but came into her own as a strong presence in the White House. In 1903 she earned the affectionate nickname First Lady of the National Collection... | Unrated | Anonymous |
![]() | James Buchanan ca. 1865 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | ![]() John Henry Brown chose to paint this miniature from a daguerreotype he made of United States president James Buchanan (1791-1868), and took great satisfaction in the likeness. James Buchanan Henry, the presidents nephew and ward, later wrote a biography of his uncle, commenting that The best likeness of him is a miniature portrait on ivory, by Brown... | Unrated | Anonymous |
![]() | John Henry Brown ca. 1846 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
Miss Jane G. Bohlen Of Philadelphia 1849 Private Collection Unknown, USA | Unrated | Anonymous |
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