Lithograph

Title:: Majr. Genl. George B. McClellan. The Peoples Choice For Seventeenth President of the United States
Object Name:: Lithograph
Object ID:: 1995.591.02
Creator:: Currier Ives
Date:: 1864
Description:: Hand-colored lithograph, Majr. Genl. George B. McClellan. The Peoples Choice For Seventeenth President of the United States, by Currier Ives (1857-1907), 1864. Ink and watercolor on paper. Political print. Bust-length portrait of McClellan, head turned slightly left. Dressed in Army uniform officers jacket, double breasted with brass buttons and two rectangular shoulder boards with stars inside. Handwritten pencil inscription lower right corner: "McClellan". Print has been cut down with no title. Similar prints have been identified as Currier Ives' "MAJR. GENL. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN. / The Peoples Choice For Seventeenth President of the United States" with facsimile signature above title. Unframed.
Material:: Paper
Dimensions:: H-10.9 W-9 inches
Credit Line:: Found in Collection of New Hampshire Historical Society
People:: McClellan, George B. (1826-1885)
Subjects:: Civil War, Military officers, Military uniforms, Officers, Military, Political campaigns, Political elections, Portrait prints, Poses, Posing, Presidential candidates, Presidential elections