Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United
Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States, served from 1853 to 1857. His hopes for the end of sectional or ambitious or fanatical excitement were unrealized, as the nation became increasingly divided over slavery. George P. A. Healy, painted this oil on canvas portrait in November 1852, the month of Pierce's election to the presidency (BSIC_2020_12_46)
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13497697
Media ID
45400861
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2486px x 3000px
(991KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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For usage credit please use; photo by Mark Gulezian/NPG/Smithsonian Institution
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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