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Andrew Jackson.

  • ARTIST: John Dodge

  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: Undated, c.1845.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 5/8 x 5 9/16" (21.8 x 14.1 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: J.W. Dodge (Painter) W.J. Edwards (engraver). Facsimile signature in title.<br><br> A handsome portrait of "A. J." surrounded by an elaborate engraved framed border and a view of the Hermitage. Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837). He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly in the Senate. A major general in the War of 1812, Jackson became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans. His nickname was "Old Hickory." This print was engraved by W. J. Edwards and was based on a portrait of Jackson painted by John Wood Dodge painted in 1842.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for small damp stain in upper left. B/W

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