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The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment and the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accomplishment and Celebration on May 19th A.D. 1870

The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment and the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accomplishment and Celebration on May 19th A.D. 1870
Title
Abraham Lincoln; John Brown; Ulysses Grant; Frederick Douglass; Thaddeus Stevens; Charles Sumner
Artist
Metcalf & Clark, active c. 1870
Sitter
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
Hugh Lennox Bond, 16 Dec 1828 - 24 Oct 1893
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859
Schuyler Colfax, 23 Mar 1823 - 13 Jan 1885
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885
Thaddeus Stevens, 4 Apr 1792 - 11 Aug 1868
Henry Winter Davis, 16 Aug 1817 - 30 Dec 1865
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874
Martin Robison Delany, 6 May 1812 - 25 Jan 1885
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895
Hiram Rhoades Revels, 27 Sep 1827 - 16 Jan 1901
Date
1870
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 54.3 × 70.2 cm (21 3/8 × 27 5/8")
Mat: 66 × 91.4 cm (26 × 36")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Architecture\Building
Exterior\Cityscape
Human Figures\Soldier
Human Figures\Crowd
Human Figures\Parade
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
Thaddeus Stevens: Male
Thaddeus Stevens: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Thaddeus Stevens: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Stevens: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
Charles Sumner: Male
Charles Sumner: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Statesman
Charles Sumner: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Martin Robison Delany: Male
Martin Robison Delany: Literature\Writer
Martin Robison Delany: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
Martin Robison Delany: Medicine and Health\Physician
Martin Robison Delany: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Male
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\State Senator\Mississippi
Frederick Douglass: Male
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Schuyler Colfax: Male
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Schuyler Colfax: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
Schuyler Colfax: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Indiana
Schuyler Colfax: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Auditor
Henry Winter Davis: Male
Henry Winter Davis: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Henry Winter Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maryland
John Brown: Male
John Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Abraham Lincoln: Male
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Male
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\President of US
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Congressional Gold Medal
Hugh Lennox Bond: Male
Hugh Lennox Bond: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Hugh Lennox Bond: Law and Crime\Judge
Hugh Lennox Bond: Law and Crime\Jurist
Portrait
Place
United States\Maryland\Baltimore Independent City\Baltimore
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2000.39
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibition
One Life: Frederick Douglass
On View
NPG, North Gallery 230a