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James Buchanan

George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894

Thomas B. Bryan, Chicago [1861-1876]; Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1879; Gift to NPG, 2019.

Date

September 28, 1859

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

NPG

Institution

National Portrait Gallery

Object number

npg_NPG.2019.18

Credit

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.