(PRESIDENTS 1860 CAMPAIGN) Period drawing of Stephen Dougla

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(PRESIDENTS--1860 CAMPAIGN.) Period drawing of Stephen Douglas. Ink and wash on paper, 20 x 14 1/2 inches, on original board mount, signed in pencil; moderate wear and toning at edges, image clean. Baltimore, MD, circa 1860s?

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This ink and wash portrait depicts Douglas standing with his hand on a pillar, a top hat by his side. It closely follows a campaign-era photograph of Douglas, held in carte-de-visite form by the Library of Congress (call number LOT 13301, no. 232). The artist's signature appears to read "Bentham[?], Balto."