Thos. Jefferson – Historic Reproduction
![Thos. Jefferson, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3b/3ba57f251c96-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Thos. Jefferson comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thos. Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson appears here as an engraved portrait, a form that was the main way many Americans saw the nation's leaders before photography. The caption card gives only the sitter's name, with no date or artist recorded, so the exact year and maker remain uncertain. Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president, was a subject engravers returned to often, and portraits like this one were widely copied in books, newspapers and parlor prints. Worth noticing is how the image reflects its maker's choices in line work and composition, which tell us as much about the market for printed likenesses as about the man himself.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,076 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107329 |
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![[Thomas Jefferson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/dc/dc978e6ffd34-400.webp)
