Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States – Antique Wall Art
![Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, Philada. (Philadelphia) : A. Day, [1801(?)] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d7/d71eeea8d735-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
This rare antique engraving captures Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States
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Rather than a painted original, this sheet is a stipple engraving, a technique that builds its tones from many small dots, reproducing a portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale. The Philadelphia publisher A. Day issued it, and the date is given as around 1801, the year Jefferson took office as the third president. Peale, a son of the painter Charles Willson Peale, made the source painting, and prints like this one spread the new president's likeness beyond the capital. The sheet has been trimmed, and the Library of Congress keeps this copy as a reference print.
| Created / published | Philada. (Philadelphia) : A. Day, [1801(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : stipple engraving ; 58.4 x 36.6 cm. (sheet, trimmed) |
| Genre | D.C. |
| Subjects | Engraving after painting by Rembrandt Peale. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Jefferson, Thomas--Portraits--Prints--Full. Exhibited in: Creating the U.S." Library of Congress |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,028 × 1,280 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148380 |
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