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Sepia drawing of a man with tousled hair, dark high-collared coat and white cravat, set against faint drapery and a column.

John C. Calhoun, portrait drawing by James Barton Longacre

A sepia ink wash and pencil portrait shows a man with tousled hair, a dark high-collared coat and a white cravat, turned three-quarters toward the viewer. Faint drapery and a column frame him against a softly hatched background.

Artist
James Barton Longacre
Date
c. 1834
Medium
Sepia ink wash and pencil on illustration board
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3315 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1839).
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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