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Dick, Alexander L., 1805-1865 [Print of James Buchanan]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1096 Author/Creator: Dick, Alexander L., 1805-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1840 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One print of President James Buchanan dated 1840. Engraved by Alexander L. Dick from an original painting by Jacob Eichholtz.

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Dick, Alexander L., 1805-1865
Eichholtz, Jacob, 1776-1842

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