Thomas Jefferson, Head, Left Profile, Classical Greek Style – Antique Print
(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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Thomas Jefferson, Head, Left Profile, Classical Greek Style comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Thomas Jefferson, Head, Left Profile, Classical Greek Style
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This engraving shows Thomas Jefferson in left profile, rendered in a classical Greek style that borrows the look of ancient coins and medals. The record credits the engraving to S.L.S. and names G.C. Stuart as the source painting, a reference to the Stuart family of painters, most famously Gilbert Stuart, who painted Jefferson several times. The profile format reflects the neoclassical taste of Jefferson's own era, when he admired Greek and Roman learning and architecture. The c. 1911 date refers to when the print was made, more than a century after Jefferson's time, so it reflects how later generations chose to picture him.
| Created / published | c. 1911 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, engraving |
| Notes | Engraving by S.L.S., after painting by G.C. Stuart |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 900 × 1,486 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130394 |
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