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Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States – Vintage Print

Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, Philada. (Philadelphia) : A. Day, [1801(?)] — antique engraving
Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, Philada. (Philadelphia) : A. Day, [1801(?)]. Antique engraving from the Presidents collection.

(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.)

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This antique engraving of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few portraits of Thomas Jefferson circulated as widely in his early presidency as this stipple engraving, which reproduces a painting by Rembrandt Peale. Peale painted Jefferson from life in 1800, the year before he took office, and the print was issued in Philadelphia by the publisher A. Day, probably around 1801. Stipple engraving builds its tones from dots rather than lines, which suited the soft modeling of Peale's face and made a fine likeness available to buyers beyond the wealthy few who could commission a portrait.

Created / publishedPhilada. (Philadelphia) : A. Day, [1801(?)]
Medium1 print : stipple engraving ; 58.4 x 36.6 cm. (sheet, trimmed)
GenreD.C.
SubjectsEngraving after painting by Rembrandt Peale. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Jefferson, Thomas--Portraits--Prints--Full. Exhibited in: Creating the U.S." Library of Congress
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan909 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111052

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