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Artist:
James Tooley, Jr., 1816 - 1844  Search this
Copy after:
Edward Dalton Marchant, 1806 - 1887  Search this
Sitter:
Andrew Jackson, 15 Mar 1767 - 8 Jun 1845  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Ivory: 10.8 × 7.9cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/8")
Frame: 16.5 × 13.7 × 2.5cm (6 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 1")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1840
Exhibition Label:
Born in the Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina
In October 1840, the city of New Orleans held a silver jubilee celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the American victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans. This portrait of Andrew Jackson, the aging hero of that battle, was based on a larger oil painting created during the jubilee. James Tooley Jr., a young Mississippi miniaturist, obtained permission to make a copy from the original.
Nacido en el Asentamiento de Waxhaw, Carolina del Sur
En octubre de 1840, la ciudad de Nueva Orleans celebró el jubileo de plata (vigésimo quinto aniversario) de la victoria de Estados Unidos contra Gran Bretaña en la Batalla de Nueva Orleans. Este retrato de Andrew Jackson, el anciano héroe de esa batalla, está basado en un óleo de mayor tamaño creado durante el jubileo. James Tooley Jr., joven miniaturista de Misisipi, obtuvo permiso para hacer una copia del original.
Provenance:
Charles T. Lively, Weston, W.V., and his siblings William H. Lively and Mary Lively Hoffman, Charleston, W.V., descendants of artist; gift 1966 to NPG.
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Male  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\Governor\Florida  Search this
Andrew Jackson: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. William H. Lively, Mrs. Mary Lively Hoffman, and Dr. Charles J. Lively Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Object number:
NPG.66.43
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm479ba0bbe-16fe-48cb-80ae-b17d38267928
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.66.43