The Council of War depicts President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, and General Ulysses S. Grant discussing the Civil War. John Rogers made the group at the suggestion of Stanton, who described the scene as “one of the most interesting and appropriate occasions” for a sculpture. It was later praised by Lincoln’s son Robert Todd Lincoln, who considered it to be the most lifelike portrait of his father in sculpture.
- Title
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The Council of War
- Artist
- Date
- modeled ca. 1873
- Location
- Dimensions
- 24 1⁄8 x 17 1⁄8 x 13 7⁄8 in. (61.3 x 43.4 x 35.1 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- painted plaster
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- History – United States – Civil War
- Figure group – male
- Portrait male – Grant, Ulysses S. – full length
- Occupation – political – president
- Portrait male – Lincoln, Abraham – full length
- Object Number
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1967.114
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
