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General Andrew Jackson

June 1828
Not on view
Andrew Jackson appears as the victorious commander at the battle of New Orleans (a series of engagements between American and British troops from December 24, 1814 to January 8, 1815 at the end of the War of 1812). Jackson led 3,000 troops against a British force twice as large, inflicting heavy losses while keeping American casualties to a minimum. The battle raised American morale at key moment, established Jackson's national reputation, and contributed to his election as president fourteen years later. This engraving was commissioned by S. Converse Vanderlyn's painting, now at New York's City Hall.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: General Andrew Jackson
  • Artist: Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey)
  • Artist: After John Vanderlyn (American, Kingston, New York 1775–1852 Kingston, New York)
  • Printer: James R. Burton (American)
  • Sitter: Andrew Jackson (American, Waxhaws, Carolinas 1767–1845 Davidson County, Tennessee)
  • Date: June 1828
  • Medium: Engraving; second state of two
  • Dimensions: sheet: 23 13/16 x 16 5/16 in. (60.5 x 41.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.2.999
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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