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Artist:
James Barton Longacre, 11 Aug 1794 - 1 Jan 1869  Search this
Copy after:
Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872  Search this
Sitter:
Andrew Jackson, 15 Mar 1767 - 8 Jun 1845  Search this
Medium:
Hand-colored stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 37.2 × 29.9 cm (14 5/8 × 11 3/4")
Sheet: 57.1 × 41.5 cm (22 1/2 × 16 5/16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Type:
Print
Date:
1820
Exhibition Label:
Born Lancaster, South Carolina
Starting with George Washington and extending to Dwight Eisenhower, America has rewarded successful military commanders with the presidency. Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 immediately vaulted him to political prominence, not least because the nascent forces of American democracy—artisans, workingmen, and small farmers—coalesced around him as the exemplar of the common man. The prominent Philadelphia portraitist Thomas Sully painted several portraits of Jackson as a military figure and intended one of them, done in 1819 and now owned by New York State, to be reproduced as a print by James Longacre. Although oil painting was, and still is, the most prestigious way to create a likeness, artists were always interested in disseminating their images through engravings and lithographs. Of course, popular prints of Andrew Jackson did the man himself no harm as he launched his political career
Nacido en Lancaster, South Carolina
Desde George Washington hasta Dwight Eisenhower, Estados Unidos ha premiado a diversos líderes militares con la presidencia de la nación. La victoria de Andrew Jackson en la batalla de New Orleans en 1815 de inmediato lo catapultó hacia la fama política. A esto se unió el hecho de que las nacientes fuerzas de la democracia norteamericana —artesanos, trabajadores y pequeños agricultores— se aglutinaron en torno a él, viéndolo como modelo ejemplar del hombre común. Thomas Sully, prominente retratista de Philadelphia, pintó a Jackson varias veces en su faceta de militar. Uno de los retratos, ahora propiedad del Estado de New York, fue realizado en 1819 para que James Longacre lo reprodujera en grabados. Aunque la pintura al óleo era, y es, la técnica retratista más prestigiosa, a los artistas les atraía la idea de divulgar sus imágenes mediante grabados y litografías. Por supuesto, los grabados de Andrew Jackson para consumo popular no vinieron nada mal cuando este decidió hacer carrera en la política.
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button\Brass  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
Object number:
NPG.79.240
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/sm44f52b453-ddf1-452b-9ee2-9c10a6824a7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.79.240