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The Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States
Artist
Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882
Sitter
David Davis, 9 Mar 1815 - 26 Jun 1886
Noah Haynes Swayne, 07 Dec 1804 - 08 Jun 1884
Robert Cooper Grier, 05 Mar 1794 - 25 Sep 1870
James Moore Wayne, 1790 - 05 Jul 1867
Salmon Portland Chase, 13 Jan 1808 - 7 May 1873
Samuel Nelson, 10 Nov 1792 - 13 Dec 1873
Nathan Clifford, 18 Aug 1803 - 25 Jul 1881
Samuel Freeman Miller, 05 Apr 1816 - 13 Nov 1890
Stephen Johnson Field, 4 Nov 1816 - 9 Apr 1899
Date
1867
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 33.1 × 47.5 cm (13 1/16 × 18 11/16")
Mount: 45.9 × 58.6 cm (18 1/16 × 23 1/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Architecture\Window
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
David Davis: Male
David Davis: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
David Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Illinois
David Davis: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Illinois
Noah Haynes Swayne: Male
Noah Haynes Swayne: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
Robert Cooper Grier: Male
Robert Cooper Grier: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
James Moore Wayne: Male
James Moore Wayne: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
James Moore Wayne: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia
James Moore Wayne: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
James Moore Wayne: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Savannah, GA
Nathan Clifford: Male
Nathan Clifford: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
Nathan Clifford: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maine
Stephen Johnson Field: Male
Stephen Johnson Field: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
Salmon Portland Chase: Male
Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Governor\Ohio
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio
Salmon Portland Chase: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
Samuel Nelson: Male
Samuel Nelson: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
Samuel Nelson: Law and Crime\Jurist
Samuel Freeman Miller: Male
Samuel Freeman Miller: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.78.97
Exhibition Label
The assembled justices of the Supreme Court in 1867 were (from left to right): David Davis (1815–1886), Noah Haynes Swayne (1804–1884), Robert Cooper Grier (1794–1870), James Moore Wayne (1790–1867), Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase (1808–1873), Samuel Nelson (1792–1873), Nathan Clifford (1803–1881), Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890), and Stephen Johnson Field (1816–1899).
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view