John Charles Frémont
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Object Details
- Artist
- William Smith Jewett, 6 Aug 1812 - 3 Dec 1873
- Sitter
- John Charles Frémont, 21 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890
- Exhibition Label
- Born Savannah, Georgia
- As a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, John C. Frémont made many explorations of routes to the Pacific. In 1841, he married Jessie Benton, the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, forging a powerful alliance. With Jessie Benton Frémont often acting as an uncredited coauthor, Frémont published numerous popular accounts of his western expeditions.
- In 1846, Frémont fought in the Bear Flag Revolt in Sacramento Valley against Mexican authorities, an act of insubordination that led to his dismissal. Yet in 1849, Frémont was elected California’s first senator. He made an unsuccessful bid for president as the Republican Party’s first candidate in 1856, running on an antislavery platform. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln appointed him major general in command of the Department of the West. After Frémont issued an unauthorized decree in August 1861 emancipating Missouri’s enslaved people, Lincoln relieved him of his command.
- Nacido en Savannah, Georgia
- Como segundo teniente del Cuerpo de Ingenieros Topográficos del Ejército de EE.UU., John C. Frémont exploró extensamente rutas hacia el Pacífico. En 1841 se casó con Jessie Benton, hija de Thomas Hart Benton, senador de Misuri, consolidando una poderosa unión. Publicó numerosas crónicas populares de sus viajes al oeste, a menudo con su esposa como coautora anónima.
- En 1846, Frémont participó en la Rebelión de la Bandera del Oso en el valle de Sacramento contra las autoridades mexicanas, insubordinación que causó su despido. No obstante, en 1849 fue elegido primer senador de California. Se postuló sin éxito a la presidencia en 1856 como primer candidato del Partido Republicano, con una plataforma antiesclavista. Durante la Guerra Civil, Abraham Lincoln lo nombró mayor general al mando del Departamento del Oeste, pero cuando emitió sin autorización en agosto de 1861 un decreto que daba la libertad a las personas esclavizadas en Misuri, Lincoln lo relevó de su puesto.
- Provenance
- (Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York); purchased 1972 NPG.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Object number
- NPG.72.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 37.8 x 28cm (14 7/8 x 11")
- Frame: 47.6 x 38.4 x 5.1cm (18 3/4 x 15 1/8 x 2")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
- On View
- NPG, East Gallery 122
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat
- Exterior\Landscape
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
- Costume\Jewelry\Chain
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash
- Nature & Environment\Mountain
- John Charles Frémont: Male
- John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- John Charles Frémont: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
- John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
- John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\US Senator\California
- John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Governor\California
- John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.72.17
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47d031264-1875-4319-8c73-37121481fe2e
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