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Lithographed silhouette of a standing man in profile wearing a long coat, before a window with a palm tree and fluted columns.

John C. Calhoun, lithographed silhouette, 1844

A dark silhouette of a standing man in profile, facing left, wearing a long coat and a cap, with hands clasped at his waist. He stands before a tall window with a palm tree outside, flanked by fluted columns, over a patterned carpet. The printed caption below reads "John C. Calhoun".

Artist
E. B. & E. C. Kellogg Lithography Company
Date
1844
Medium
Lithographed silhouette with tintstone on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3008 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1844).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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