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Andrew Jackson

National Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist
Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, c. 1788 - 1838
Sitter
Andrew Jackson, 15 Mar 1767 - 8 Jun 1845
Provenance
John Decker (dates unknown); Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York; The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942; transferred 1965 to NPG.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942; frame conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
1817?
Object number
NPG.65.78
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Sight: 76.5 x 65.1cm (30 1/8 x 25 5/8")
Frame: 94.3 x 81 x 9.2cm (37 1/8 x 31 7/8 x 3 5/8")
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Topic
Exterior\Landscape\Battleground
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Human Figures\Soldier
Andrew Jackson: Male
Andrew Jackson: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Andrew Jackson: Military\Army\Officer\General
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\President of US
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee
Andrew Jackson: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Tennessee
Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\Governor\Florida
Andrew Jackson: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.65.78
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e0f8bedf-09b6-429a-a2ed-f4666ffcc611

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